My article-based PhD recongnises the planetary emergency of climate change, and actively seeks to improve international research collaboration practice. I am specifically going to show how the use of cultural epistemological frameworks can help navigate collaboration practice issues, helping to align climate values across political economies via Just Transitions practice. My project will operationalise a framework that can resonate with Early Career Researchers working in the field, helping to navigate issues which arise from cultural identity differences, applying my findings to both theory and practice.