["International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView. ", "\nAbstract\nScholars have widely discussed integrating local administrations into climate governance networks, focusing on networks such as the Global Covenant of Mayors or C40, whose members are mostly in the European Union or countries of the global North and premium cities managed by engaged administrations. Relatively little is known about urban‐scale climate policies of local administrations beyond large metropolises. We investigate the integration of local administrations into city networks, their motivations to join, and their perspectives on climate governance, with a focus on the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) in Chile. Our findings show that Chilean local governments are increasingly integrated into global networks. Before they joined, national initiatives aimed at environmental and climate responses had already been established. While integration into global networks gives local governments visibility and access to consulting, technical assistance, and knowledge exchange, they face difficulties related to financial and human resource limitations. Membership adds to their agendas and often requires completing tasks that compete with national initiatives, and they largely lack the instruments to execute these. The Chilean case demonstrates that integration into a global network alone is not sufficient to implement climate action; rather, it depends on mayoral leadership and the ability of administrations to use symbolic and financial resources to leverage private capital and roll out action locally. Network integration is part of neoliberal urban climate governance, which shifts tasks across levels without providing necessary resources for municipalities with fewer capacities.\n"]