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The size of the world's largest climate summit is set to shrink as the UN navigates new logistical challenges. But beyond this, Eco-Business looks at what else must change for COP to ensure outcomes which will lead to real climate action.

But exceptions have been made for REDD+ projects from Papua New Guinea that adopt a jurisdictional approach to measure deforestation rates. The eligibility list will be reviewed annually.

The Dubai climate summit closed with a deal to transition away from fossil fuels for the first time, with world leaders applauding it as "historic". Many including small island states are still upset that the commitment stops short of a complete phase-out.

Fiji, Palau, and Samoa are the first countries to oppose deep-sea mining in international waters. Commercial-scale extraction of the seabed could go ahead as soon as next July, once regulations are finalised, a prospect that alarms environmentalists.

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