The research on climate change spans climate science and policy, mitigation, adaptation, loss and damage, climate resilience, climate finance and climate governance, from the local and national to the global scale.

The research focuses on climate-resilient development that brings together climate adaptation and mitigation with sustainable development and biodiversity conservation. It looks at urban and infrastructure transition to accelerate the implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement, as well as climate finance and other enabling conditions to accelerate the implementation of system transitions. It also focuses on land, water and ecosystems transition, and nature-based solutions to enable human well-being and ecosystem health, along with clean energy transitions to enable climate equity and justice.

The research in the area of Climate Change has contributed to three Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Assessment Cycles (AR5, AR6 and AR7), including the ongoing IPCC Special Report on Cities and Climate Change, the negotiation of the Paris Climate Agreement and various climate COPs, domestic, international, and global knowledge production, national and state policy, and programme design and implementation. It has also shaped courses, teaching, and training practices.