About Clearing the Air

Nicotine policy is changing across Europe. Clearing the Air reports on the decisions, evidence and debates shaping that change. We publish news, analysis and investigations to help readers understand what is happening and why it matters.

Clearing the Air was founded by Peter Beckett and Neil McLaren. We have worked together in safer nicotine products for more than a decade: Peter in lobbying and regulation, and Neil in business and marketing.

We support harm reduction and access to safer alternatives to smoking. We are both former smokers who stopped smoking through vaping. We bring that experience to our reporting, and we are open about our position.

Our previous work includes E-Cigarette Forum and vaping.com. Peter also previously worked at JUUL. These connections are part of the context readers should have when assessing our work.

Clearing the Air receives financial support from the Consumer Choice Center and earns revenue from independent advertising. We disclose these sources of income so readers can understand how our journalism is supported.

Peter and Neil retain editorial control. No external party approves our journalism before publication. Financial support and advertising do not give a funder or advertiser the right to approve what we publish.

Our original English journalism is written and edited by people. We may use AI to assist with research and grammar, and automated translation helps make our reporting available in other languages. Responsibility for what we publish remains with the editorial team.

Imported translations retain their existing provenance; where their review history is unknown, we say so.