In late 2007, two Stanford students met to discuss their increasing awareness of the growing climate crisis. Frustrated with the localized efforts to solve these environmental issues provided by their university, local, state, and national government, the students realized that any reasonable approach to the crisis would need a global outlook. They understood that no matter what steps were taken locally to help create a sustainable community, the problem was global and needed to be addressed in such a way. If developing countries continued to sustain their current practices, no localized efforts in the United States or Western Europe would bring about wholesome solutions to the climate crisis.

Through numerous brainstorming sessions and meetings with students, professors, and professionals in the field, the team of two grew to a group of six committed students by spring of 2008, working to develop the organization that exists today. During this time, the group made contact with various universities in the United States, including Stanford, Brown, Harvard, MIT, and Berkley, as well as in developing nations such as China, India, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Brazil, Turkey, and Qatar.

Currently, the organization is actively seeking funding for their efforts while looking forward to the first year of active chapter partnerships beginning in the fall of 2008, marking the beginning of the global movement.