Support to the Global Covenant of Mayor for climate and energy in the Americas This action, constituting a second phase of the International Urban Cooperation programme (IUC) programme, will specifically take forward and further develop the implementation of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM) and its Regional and National Covenants.The first phase of the IUC programme aimed to lead and develop an international urban co-operation in key partner countries and regions in Asia and the Americas and contributed to the delivery of international commitments articulated in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the UN Paris Agreement on Climate change and the Sendai Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction. It also contributed to the New Urban Agenda adopted in Quito in October 2016.The present action builds on the ongoing support of the European Commission to the existing Regional Covenants of Mayors as well as to the GCoM initiative.The GCoM offers opportunities to further the EUs economic diplomacy, by facilitating engagement with financing institutions and the private sector for mobilising resources to implement climate and clean energy action at the local level, with due attention paid to regional circumstances and commitments coordination with the Regional Covenants. GCoM is also a means to mobilize local action on climate as an integral part of the EUs development agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals.This action will reinforce the EU bilateral policy dialogues on energy and climate action. The same is valid for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Agenda with UN agencies and bodies, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, other Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) and also with partner regions and countries at all governance levels. Furthermore, it is expected to improve business opportunities and competitiveness of European companies by increasing demand for their clean tech products/services and promoting European standards and exports.