Abstract: As a special human activity, design has actually become an important influencing factor of climate change. Based on this knowledge, this research puts forward the concept of “climate effect of design”, discussing its characteristics and composition, characterization method and research framework. It starts with five types of climate effect of design, including the baseline effect, efficiency effect, material effect, shape effect, and ecological effect. Finally, it explores the design strategies of enhancing positive design effects to cope with climate change, covering the aspects of safety strategy, prevention strategy, excellent material strategy, prototype strategy, and low-carbon strategy.