The development of potentiometric sensors for environmental gases monitoring has become a well-established direction in sensor technology.Reliable and cost-saving CO2 sensor bears a huge market potential because of its wide application in a vast range of industries.The types of the electrochemical-based solid-state CO2 sensor is generalized,their detection processes are analyzed,an overview on mechanisms and properties of CO2 sensors development is provided,and the possibility of the future CO2 sensor application is described.