[New] As part of efforts to reduce air pollution and align with Vietnam's net-zero target by 2050, both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City set plans to increase the use of bicycles, besides increasing electric vehicles, and restricting gas-powered transportation.
Vietcetera
[New] Traffic pollution at the edge of UK roads could be reduced by 21% if all diesel cars had their exhaust pipes near the center of the road.
The Guardian
[New] Delhi continues to face severe air pollution, with officials warning that air quality is likely to remain in the poor category for nearly a week.
Moneycontrol
[New] There has been criticism of a lack of forward travel on cutting emissions from transport, one of the biggest sources of pollution, with the goal to cut car use by 20% by 2030 dropped.
Stop Climate Chaos Scotland
[New] Conservation groups like the National Parks Conservation Association warn that over-tourism can disturb wildlife, degrade vegetation, and contribute to pollution.
Yahoo Life
[New] Under the updated Baltic Sea Action Plan adopted in 2021, the nine coastal countries have committed to implementing concrete measures by 2030 to reduce pollution, improve water quality and strengthen ecosystem resilience.
Caliber.az
[New] By 2030, AI growth in the United States could be responsible for up to 44 million metric tons of atmospheric pollution - equal to Norway's annual carbon emissions.
The Cool Down
[New] Turkey enacted a law aimed at achieving net-zero pollution by 2053.
The Cool Down
[New] Around the world, wildfires and prescribed burns could emit substantially more gases, including ones that contribute to air pollution, than previously thought.
Technology Networks
[New] A tangible example: India sees opportunity in EVs not just to cut oil import bills and pollution but to create an auto-tech manufacturing base; government offers incentives for both EV production and battery R&D (e.g. the National Battery Mission).
GeoIntelligence
[New] New Year's Weather Check: Northern Thailand will be cold, southern Thailand will have little rain, and air pollution will be quite high.
Ground News
[New] Combined with bans on certain polymers and substituting plastic for other materials, plastic pollution could be cut by 97% in the next 15 years, the research found.
The Guardian
[New] There are two key tools to decrease pollution from plastic packaging by 97% by 2040.
The Guardian
[New] By 2026, many AI for good initiatives launched in the early 2020s will bear fruit - from smart city projects reducing traffic and pollution to disaster prediction systems that give communities more warning of hurricanes or wildfires.
Eglobalis
[New] Particulate pollution aggravates conditions like heart disease and lung cancer, with the World Health Organization estimating it as a top risk factor for early mortality.
WebProNews
[New] The US Public Interest Research Group even called on the Federal Communications Commission to halt LEO satellite launches until the environmental consequences of space pollution might be better managed.
The Register
[New] Over 3 billion people rely on the oceans for their livelihoods, and further showed the sustainability of the oceans to be under serious threat due to plastic and marine pollution, among other factors (ocean warming, eutrophication, acidification, and fishery collapse).
PubMed Central (PMC)
[New] South Asia's poor are overwhelmingly threatened by extreme heat and air pollution, while sub-Saharan Africa faces a more diffuse combination of drought, floods, heat, and infrastructure deficits.
Policy Circle
[New] Of the 1.1 billion people living in acute multidimensional poverty worldwide, nearly 80% reside in regions exposed to at least one major climate hazard-extreme heat, floods, drought, or dangerous air pollution.
Policy Circle
[New] Another significant threat to sea turtle populations around the world is plastic pollution.
The Lance
[New] The United States and Europe have said they will greatly reduce aviation pollution by using sustainable fuels, with the latter to move from a 2% share in 2025 to a 70% share by 2050.
Yahoo News
[New] Pollution, including from chemicals, is one of the major drivers of biodiversity loss and is an increasingly relevant global risk.
ShareAction
Last updated: 12 January 2026
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