Clean Air Parents’ Network General Election 2019 Toolkit
Summary
The document provides a toolkit for using social media to engage political candidates during the 2019 UK General Election, specifically urging them to support the #cleanairforchildren campaign. It offers strategic advice for Twitter and Facebook, including the use of specific hashtags and personal storytelling, alongside template posts that call for the implementation of Clean Air Zones and the adoption of World Health Organization guideline levels for particulate matter pollution by 2030.
Key insights
- The guide recommends specific social media strategies to increase the impact of campaign messages, such as maintaining a positive tone, using hashtags like #cleanairforchildren and #airpollution, and including photos of children or local pollution hotspots.
- The toolkit provides template requests for candidates to pledge specific policy actions, including the rapid removal of the most polluting vehicles from urban areas via Clean Air Zones and providing support for businesses and individuals to transition to cleaner transport.
- The campaign calls for the adoption of new clean air laws that include a binding commitment to reach World Health Organization guideline levels for particulate matter pollution by the year 2030.
Cite the original document
- APA
- ClientEarth (2019). Clean Air Parents’ Network General Election 2019 Toolkit. https://www.clientearth.org/media/pmab1tck/using-social-media-to-ask-your-candidates-to-pledge-to-fight-for-cleanairforchildren-coll-en.pdf
- Chicago
- ClientEarth. Clean Air Parents’ Network General Election 2019 Toolkit. 2019. https://www.clientearth.org/media/pmab1tck/using-social-media-to-ask-your-candidates-to-pledge-to-fight-for-cleanairforchildren-coll-en.pdf.
- Wikipedia
- {{cite report |author=ClientEarth |title=Clean Air Parents’ Network General Election 2019 Toolkit |date=2019 |url=https://www.clientearth.org/media/pmab1tck/using-social-media-to-ask-your-candidates-to-pledge-to-fight-for-cleanairforchildren-coll-en.pdf |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
- BibTeX
- @techreport{clientearth2019clean, author = {{ClientEarth}}, title = {{Clean Air Parents’ Network General Election 2019 Toolkit}}, institution = {ClientEarth}, year = {2019}, url = {https://www.clientearth.org/media/pmab1tck/using-social-media-to-ask-your-candidates-to-pledge-to-fight-for-cleanairforchildren-coll-en.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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