Step by step to overcome and improve air pollution

The goal for the 2026 - 2030 period is to control, prevent and gradually overcome and improve air pollution in key economic areas.

Traffic at Nga Tu So, Hanoi . Illustration photo: VNA

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has just signed Decision No. 2530/QD-TTg dated November 19, 2025 of the Prime Minister approving the National Action Plan on pollution remediation and air quality management for the 2026-2030 period, with a vision to 2045.

The plan clearly states: the goal for the 2026 - 2030 period is to control, prevent and gradually overcome and improve air pollution in key economic areas, focusing on solving air pollution in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and neighboring provinces, enhancing the capacity to prevent and control air quality nationwide, contributing to protecting public health, building a green economy and sustainable growth.

By 2030, air quality nationwide will be gradually controlled and improved, specifically: In Hanoi, the average annual PM2.5 dust concentration in 2030 will reach below 40 µg/m³ (down 20% compared to the average level in 2024) at measuring points of national air quality monitoring stations; other air quality parameters will be maintained, ensuring compliance with national technical regulations on the environment. The percentage of days in the year with the air quality index (VN_AQI) at good and average levels will reach at least 80%.

For provinces surrounding Hanoi (including Thai Nguyen, Phu Tho, Bac Ninh, Hung Yen, Hai Phong, Ninh Binh), the average annual PM2.5 dust concentration in 2030 will decrease by at least 10% compared to the average level in 2024. For Ho Chi Minh City and other urban areas nationwide, the VN_AQI index will be better each year than the previous year.

100% of major emission sources in production types with high risk of air pollution: cement, thermal power, steel smelting, boilers... nationwide are strictly managed and controlled and have a roadmap to gradually reduce emissions; 100% of vehicles participating in road traffic (including cars, motorbikes, and scooters) are managed and controlled for emissions according to the roadmap for applying national technical standards and regulations on emissions of vehicles participating in road traffic.

The urban transport infrastructure system is synchronously completed, meeting the orientation of gradually increasing the rate of green transport and public transport; the public transport system is invested, upgraded, and converted to using clean energy, green energy, and environmentally friendly; provinces and cities carry out the conversion and upgrade of public transport according to Decision No. 876/QD-TTg dated July 22, 2022 of the Prime Minister on approving the Action Program on green energy conversion, reducing carbon and methane emissions of the transport sector.

Public area sanitation has been enhanced, the situation of sand, dust and garbage accumulation along traffic routes and public areas has been thoroughly handled; the green tree system has been supplemented and completed in a multi-layered direction, creating urban landscape and reducing dust emission; the ratio of green trees, water surfaces and parks in urban areas ensures approved regulations and planning; 100% of construction sites are strictly managed; environmental protection measures, covering and washing construction site vehicles are strictly implemented, ensuring compliance with regulations; 100% of waste generated from construction activities is strictly managed according to regulations.

End illegal open burning of garbage and agricultural by-products; strive for 100% of by-products from crop production in the fields (straw, stubble, etc.) to be reused and recycled by appropriate measures; 100% of spiritual and religious establishments have solutions to reduce dust and emissions from burning votive paper.

Hai Phong Urban Environment One Member Co., Ltd. collects, transports and treats domestic waste in Tien Lang commune.

To realize the goal, the Plan sets out 9 main tasks and solutions including: perfecting the legal policy system on controlling and managing air quality; researching, applying and transferring technology; controlling and minimizing sources of emissions from industrial activities; managing emissions from traffic activities, strengthening the public transport system and converting to green, environmentally friendly transport; managing construction activities, enhancing sanitation in public areas and concentrated residential areas, building smart urban landscapes and contributing to improving air quality; strictly controlling open burning activities (burning agricultural by-products, household waste and burning activities in craft villages); building monitoring, warning and forecasting capacity to control emissions and operate the National Air Pollution Warning, Forecasting and Control System; inspecting, checking, supervising and handling violations; enhancing the effectiveness of international cooperation, information and communication activities.

In addition, a National Steering Committee on Air Pollution Remediation was established to help the Prime Minister research, direct, and coordinate the resolution of important, inter-sectoral tasks to manage air quality, and first of all, to solve the air pollution problem in the capital region.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment shall preside over assigned tasks, coordinate with ministries, branches and localities to organize the implementation of this Plan; develop and submit to competent authorities for consideration and promulgation of coordination regulations and measures for inter-regional and inter-provincial air quality management to improve the efficiency and responsibility of ministries, branches and localities in air quality management; direct and guide localities to develop and implement provincial-level air quality management plans; build and operate the National Air Pollution Warning, Forecasting and Control System; build a national database on emission sources (traffic, domestic, agricultural, construction, solid waste treatment plants, industrial parks, craft villages and inter-provincial sources such as thermal power plants, cement plants, etc.); invest in building and perfecting the national environmental monitoring system in a synchronous, automatic and modern direction; Research the issuance of policies on circular economic solutions for agricultural by-products, propose support policies to ensure benefits for people in encouraging collection, transportation, and reuse; coordinate with relevant agencies to organize communication programs and activities on environmental protection and improving air quality; organize a preliminary review of the implementation results of the Plan by the end of 2027 and a summary by the end of 2030 to report to the Prime Minister.

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