Tuvalu and Ireland have set out their shared vision for the Second Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels, which the two countries will co-host in Tuvalu in 2027.

The vision was presented at a side event during the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York on 25 September, the Tuvalu Mission to the United Nations said.

The co-hosts invited governments and partners to help turn the pathways discussed at the first conference, held in Santa Marta, Colombia, into practical action.

Tuvalu Prime Minister Feleti Penitala Teo said the transition was an urgent question of energy security and economic resilience for his country. Like many small island developing states, Tuvalu faced the impacts of climate change while relying on fossil fuels imported across thousands of kilometres of ocean at prices it could not control, he said.

"When we speak about transitioning away from fossil fuels, we are speaking not only about reducing emissions. We are speaking about our energy security. We are speaking about our economic resilience. And ultimately, we are speaking about our sovereignty and our ability to determine our own development future," Teo said.

The proposed vision, titled "From Pathways to Delivery: Making the Transition Possible for Every Country", asks what is preventing countries from moving away from fossil fuels and what they can do together to remove those barriers, according to the release.

Tuvalu's Minister for Climate Change and Environment, Dr Maina Vakafua Talia, set out three linked pillars for the process: plan the transition, finance the transition, and transform the real economy.

Talia said the pillars would give countries space to identify barriers arising from their different circumstances and connect national priorities with suitable finance and technical support.

Ireland was represented by Timmy Dooley TD, Minister of State with Special Responsibility for Fisheries and the Marine. He said the move away from fossil fuels towards clean energy was now inevitable and had to be planned for collectively, and that the second conference must move from discussion to implementation.

Teo asked participants to come to the conference with a challenge they were prepared to work on, or with an idea, initiative, finance, technology or expertise that could help another country move forward.

Talia said Tuvalu would bring the spirit of Tuakoi — the values and responsibilities of being good neighbours — to its partnership with Ireland and to the wider process.

The release said the co-hosts would seek ideas from countries and partners as they develop the conference, including from voices that were not sufficiently represented at the first conference.

It does not say when in 2027 the conference will be held, where in Tuvalu, or which countries attended the side event.