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| BP shipped high-sulphur diesel to Ghana, according to data shared with the Guardian by Public Eye. Photograph: Melanie Stetson Freeman/Getty Images |
A new report by
Swiss-based non-governmental organization, Public Eye has criticized commodity-trading
firms in Switzerland for their links to the trade of fuel to African
countries, which has toxin levels that would be illegal in Europe.
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| Legal sulphur levels differ greatly between African countries as shown by the map above: Somalia, Congo-Brazzaville, Tunisia and Egypt (all in red) have the highest legal sulphur levels Image source: UNEP |
