The final day of the Better Air Quality Conference 2026 focused on a central question: how to translate momentum into implementation.
Across three days of discussions, one message became increasingly clear: The knowledge, policy tools, and technologies to reduce air pollution already exist.
What is needed now is stronger systems to implement them at scale.
For CCAC partners, several strategic signals emerged from the discussions that may shape the next phase of clean air action across Asia and the Pacific.
A shift in how clean air is being framed
A notable shift at BAQ 2026 was how air quality is increasingly being positioned. Rather than being treated primarily as an environmental…