What we’re about
We're changing the group slightly to bring you a lot more, and varied, events and activities.
This meetup group is now run as ChangeMakers and we're opening it up to other organisations and groups that work in different areas of sustainability. So Green Drinks will post its events here as usual, but you'll start seeing a lot more from other groups too.
Green Drinks Exeter - Social Meetups for Nature Lovers
Green Drinks is a relaxed and fun social for anyone that loves the environment, nature, or wildlife.
We're a very friendly bunch and the event is hosted, so you will be greeted and introduced to others, so please don't worry be put off if you’re coming on your own. And there’s no need to RSVP (although that does help me, Vipul, identify you) you'll very quickly make new friends and settle in. 😊
Please note, you don't need to register or be a part of this group - it's open to all.
The main event is an evening social, every third Friday, where you can join fellow lovers of nature and wildlife for a friendly, agenda free, relaxed evening of drinks (food if you like) and free-flowing conversation with new friends. You can pop in any time after 19:00, officially we will end at 22:00 but many of us stay on until 23:00 and some, of the hardier, venture on to another venue afterward.
We'd love to meet you and do encourage your friends, family, or colleagues to join us.
We have a second event, a Green Drinks Walk, on the fourth weekend of every month – a fabulous way to meet new people and enjoy some of the beautiful sights and sounds of Devon. We try to make these accessible by public transport, for the obvious green reasons, and also not too major a hike so it should be suitable for most people.
P.S. Green Drinks is not part of any political Party and, more importantly, there are no actual green drinks
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- GSI - Dr James Dyke: Overshoot (and other lazy narratives) in person & onlineStreatham Court, EX4 4PU
It is now almost certain that 2024 will be the warmest year in the instrument record. The highest ambition of the Paris Agreement - to limit to warming to 1.5°C - now relies on correction from overshoot via the deployment of large-scale carbon dioxide removal and/or solar geoengineering in order to drag temperatures back down by 2100.
Dr James Dyke will stress the importance of developing post 1.5 narratives given that it is increasingly likely that long-term warming will exceed this level within the next few years. With record-breaking carbon emissions and weather going increasingly bananas, claims that 1.5 is climate policy's “north start” will be increasingly exposed. The communications around 1.5 is already a mess and is going to get much worse. This represents ideal opportunities for bad faith actors.
More broadly James will argue that overshoot is the latest lazy narrative developed by a climate policy approach that has failed to respond to the urgency of the climate and ecological crisis. As the logical development of net zero, overshoot allows politicians and industry leaders to claim that they are working to avoid dangerous climate change while avoiding doing what is actually required to avoid dangerous climate - which is the rapid phase out of fossil fuels.
Please let GSI know if you will be attending in person, would like a zoom link, or with to join their mailing list by emailing [email protected].The Zoom link will be distributed nearer the time.
- End-of-Year Celebration & Disco for Sustainability ChangeMakersTopsham Brewery & Taproom, Exeter
Update [30th Oct]: Selling Fast: 60% of tickets already sold, only 40 left!
Welcome to the End-of-Year Party for Sustainability ChangeMakers in Exeter & Devon!
Join us on Friday the 22nd of November 2024 at Topsham Brewery & Taproom for a night of celebration and mingling with like-minded individuals passionate about sustainability. (Tickets must be bought in advance and are £10.60 - Party Tickets - Eventbrite)
Your DJ and MC for the night will be Dr James Dyke* so get your dancing shoes ready and grab a ticket quick.
This in-person event will kick off at 19:00,so mark your calendars and get ready for a fun-filled evening. Let's come together to toast to our achievements and inspire each other to create a more sustainable future for our community. See you there!
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(*In his spare time James is Associate Professor in Earth System Dynamics. Assistant Director of the Global Systems Institute, and Programme Director of the MSc Global Sustainability Solutions at the University of Exeter. A columnist in the national media, and contributor to the Ecologist, radio, and TV.)
