A summary of the type and level of a multitude of atmospheric pollutants is provided. This manuscript will offer an assessment of potential target areas in the area of environmental catalysis and where the author believes attention needs to be focused. In particular, the area of CO2 emissions and their conversion to useful chemicals as well as the need for cheap and abundant H-2 will be discussed. There is no simple solution to the CO2 problem. The production of chemicals from CO2 offers little impact, while increased energy efficiency offers only a partial solution to the current imbalance of CO2. Some brief remarks will be offered on assessing current experimental strategies (especially for NOx removal) as well as identifying particular atmospheric pollutants for more intensive research efforts.