On 12th September 2009, Växjö celebrated the launch of two brand new passivhaus buildings. The event was called The greenest day in Europe (Vaxjo are recognised as Europe's Greenest City). ANSWER was present to encourage people to make a pledge to help protect the climate through making simple changes to their behaviour.
Everyone making a pledge received a ticket for the smoothie bike - an eye-catching demonstration of a slightly unusual power source! There was a choice of different organic berries and fruits, juices and yoghurts for participants to select from. Pedalling the bike created the energy to blend the ingredients that made a delicious, sustainable & well-earned smoothie. The smoothie bike was used to draw attention to how personal behaviour can impact on our climate footprint, as well as providing some entertainment. The bike was a big hit, and not just with smoothie-lovers; Växjö received about 50 new climate pledges during the day.