The LIFE Climate Foundation Liechtenstein today published its fourth annual report, reviewing another year of success. At the end of 2010, the LIFE Climate Foundation Liechtenstein defined a sustainable, future-oriented and long-term, three-pillar strategy and began implementing it in 2011. The strategy focused on securing long-term financing for the foundation's work and on evaluating specific sustainability projects, activities that the foundation continued to pursue successfully during 2012. This served to secure the financing of the LIFE Climate Foundation Liechtenstein over the long term. The Liechtenstein Insurance Association (LVV) became another one of our sponsors, giving the Climate Foundation even broader support. The complete report (english version) is available in our section "download / pulications".

SolarSuperState Association Zurich awarded several States for their achievements within the field of renewable energy implementation. In this year’s ceremony Liechtenstein was awarded the first price within the category “Photovoltaic” as being the country with the second largest cumulative and installed capacity per capita in the world.

The Sustainable Planning Summit is part of the successful Liechtenstein Congress series, which has been held at the University of Liechtenstein since 2008. This event with the very best experts from the region and around the world takes place from 6^th to 7^th June 2013 and is dedicated to sustainable architecture and planning, property and infrastructure development.

Since the start of the Kyoto period in 2008 Liechtenstein‘s green house gas emissions decreased continuously. Compared to the previous year, 12‘000 tons less CO2 were emitted as in 2011 the total emissions were 222‘000 tons CO2. For the first time the total emissions dropped below the level of 1990’s 230'000 tons CO2. Despite this positive trend further efforts are required to reach the target value and to cut the green house gas emissions on the long run.

Brazil’s Clima Nativo and LIFE Climate Foundation Liechtenstein have decided to join forces in the reforestation of cleared, derelict forest land in Brazil. The two non-profit organisations have signed a cooperation agreement in which they pledge to launch specific, local reforestation projects in Brazil. The projects will be financed in Liechtenstein, an established hub for sustainable investments. press release