Climate Change Research Centre

We raise awareness by researching the impacts and risks of climate change to create a better climate future.

UNSW CCRC is a multi-disciplinary research centre comprising one of the largest university research facilities of its kind in Australia, administered within the School of BEES in the Faculty of Science.

CCRC houses research expertise in the key areas of Earth's climate: atmospheric, oceanic and terrestrial processes. We apply basic scientific principles to pressing questions on climate dynamics, global climate change, and extremes of weather and climate.

View our Climate Change Research Centre Strategic Plan 2022-26

View our 2022 Annual Report

Vision statement

The CCRC is a world-leading research centre in physical and biogeochemical climate science, and educates the Australian and global community about risks associated with climate variability and change.

Recent research

Conclusions on the evolving risk of drought

The newly released report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change contains significant new assessments of the science and future projections of drought.

What is left in the global carbon budget?

Many of you will have heard that we have about 500 billion tonnes left in the global carbon budget. These numbers come from the new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Intergovernmental panel on climate change 6th assessment report

The Working Group I contribution to the Sixth Assessment Report addresses the most up-to-date physical understanding of the climate system and climate change.

UNSW launches Institute for Climate Risk & Response

The research institute will offer advice to industry on how to assess and respond to climate change.

General Law & Justice Science UNSW Institute for Climate Risk & Response Inside UNSW Business School School of Psychology Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC) Climate change

We urgently need $100bn for renewable energy. But call it statecraft, not ‘industry policy’

The federal government has been challenged to provide $100 billion over the next ten years to boost the renewables sector. But will policymakers respond to the challenge?

Arts, Design & Architecture (ADA) School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering Science & Tech Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC) Diplomacy Climate change

Drowning risk increases in heatwaves unexpectedly - here's how to stay safe

New research reveals who is most at risk and what we can all do to stay safe while swimming.

School of Public Health and Community Medicine Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC) School of Population Health Climate change Oceans Healthy Oceans and Coastlines Medicine & Health Health

Marine heatwaves don’t just hit coral reefs. They can cause chaos on the seafloor

Marine heatwaves aren’t just on the surface. They can be at their most destructive when they sweep along the seafloor.

Science Science & Tech Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC) Climate change Oceans Climate Change Research Centre Healthy Oceans and Coastlines School of Mathematics and Statistics

Embodied carbon in buildings: a new frontier in greenhouse gas reduction

How we reduce CO2 emissions in the built environment is changing – with focus moving from energy efficiency to reducing embodied carbon, according to UNSW’s Philip Oldfield.

Arts, Design & Architecture (ADA) Built Environment Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC) Climate change Art, Architecture & Design School of Built Environment

UNSW launches Institute for Climate Risk & Response

The research institute will offer advice to industry on how to assess and respond to climate change.

General Law & Justice Science UNSW Institute for Climate Risk & Response Inside UNSW Business School School of Psychology Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC) Climate change

We urgently need $100bn for renewable energy. But call it statecraft, not ‘industry policy’

The federal government has been challenged to provide $100 billion over the next ten years to boost the renewables sector. But will policymakers respond to the challenge?

Arts, Design & Architecture (ADA) School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering Science & Tech Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC) Diplomacy Climate change

Drowning risk increases in heatwaves unexpectedly - here's how to stay safe

New research reveals who is most at risk and what we can all do to stay safe while swimming.

School of Public Health and Community Medicine Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC) School of Population Health Climate change Oceans Healthy Oceans and Coastlines Medicine & Health Health

Marine heatwaves don’t just hit coral reefs. They can cause chaos on the seafloor

Marine heatwaves aren’t just on the surface. They can be at their most destructive when they sweep along the seafloor.

Science Science & Tech Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC) Climate change Oceans Climate Change Research Centre Healthy Oceans and Coastlines School of Mathematics and Statistics

Embodied carbon in buildings: a new frontier in greenhouse gas reduction

How we reduce CO2 emissions in the built environment is changing – with focus moving from energy efficiency to reducing embodied carbon, according to UNSW’s Philip Oldfield.

Arts, Design & Architecture (ADA) Built Environment Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC) Climate change Art, Architecture & Design School of Built Environment

Contact us

Address
Climate Change Research Centre
Level 4, Mathews Building
The University of New South Wales
Sydney NSW 2052

Phone: +61 2 9385 9766
Email: ccrc@unsw.edu.au