The Class
Limiting worsening climate impacts, halting biodiversity loss, and promoting equity will require major shifts across global systems, including power, industry, food, and many more. Systems Change Lab’s interactive data platform provides a virtual situation room to track global and country-level progress being made toward these many shifts and their associated targets.
Systems Change Lab can help inform critical actions with science-based targets and a comprehensive view of global progress. This classroom will include background on the basic concept behind systems change and Systems Change Lab’s mission, as well as a demonstration of the website and a breakdown of our key terms, methodology, research, and more. It will include a specific focus on what’s needed in climate and nature finance, especially in the context of this year’s COP30. We will also save some time to answer your questions on Systems Change Lab and the state of global action.
The Teacher
Tappan Parker is the Outreach and Engagement Lead for World Resources Institute’s (WRI) Systems Change Lab. He supports strategic engagement for the Lab and works to expand the projects visibility and impact with financiers, advocates, UN agencies, and policymakers. His focus is on how the Lab can spur action at the pace and scale needed to protect both people and planet. Prior to joining WRI, Tappan worked on anti-corruption in Europe and Eurasia with the Center for International Private Enterprise and supported program development and grassroots campaigns with Environment America.
When & Where
04 November 2025 at 4pm (CET)
Video conference Zoom
Additional Resources
- System Change Lab Platform: https://systemschangelab.org
- The State of Climate Action in 2025 Report