Environmental and energy issues are hot topicsi n the sustainable development of our planet. Air pollution, as av ital environmental issue, has puzzled us for decades, and ag reen and economical approacht oc ontrol air pollutantsi s urgently required. New energy-storage techniques have emerged as fascinating routes to reduce potentiale nvironmental problems. Therefore, the combination of air pollutants with energy-storage devices is an appealings olution for air pollution.H erein, the principles of recovering air pollutants for use in energy-storage materials are proposed, including their direct use as active materials, their conversion into active materials, and their use as dopants to modify the electrode. Typical air pollutants are selected to demonstrate their potentialuse in green energy storage. Futureprospects of the broad application of air pollutants in energy-related fields are also commentedo n.