Research? More like money to play in a sandbox.
It’s been this way since at least the early 80s, maybe even before that. Researchers go where the money is to be had, it’s how they make a living. True scientists research no matter the money, for the love of science. For far too many, research is just a way to earn a living. Find the things they want you to find. If you only look for the things you want to find, you’ll never be disappointed. Confirmation bias, that’s all this “climate research” is.