ecbi has published a Discussion Note on reimagining COPs and Climate Weeks. It is based on the premise that COPs have become “too big, too complex”. Their size is second only to the Olympics, with hosting costs of around USD 200 million, making them unaffordable for smaller countries to host. This scale is largely due to concurrent summits, side events, and country pavilions (in what a recent ecbi Report referred to as 'Climate Expos'). The Note proposes to shift most, if not all, of the Climate Action (Climate Expo) events currently held at COPs to the remodelled ‘COP Presidency Climate Weeks’. This separation would significantly reduce COP participant numbers, allowing small or developing countries to once again host the core negotiations, and enable COPs to focus more effectively on governance, stocktaking, reporting progress, and accountability. The reimagined Climate Weeks would become major events focused on climate action and innovation zones. They should bridge the gap between international negotiations and ground-level implementation, and be “exciting, action and solutions-oriented, and relatable to the real world”. These weeks should feature practical events, launch projects with funding, and facilitate real-world deals (‘trade fairs’). The goal is to make Climate Weeks impactful and inspiring, allowing COPs to be more efficient and purposeful.