The deliberations were led by faculty in the School of Public Policy are part of the World Wide Views on Global Warming (WWViews) initiative led by the Danish Board of Technology. Georgia Tech/Atlanta was one of five U.S. venues among 38 countries worldwide who participated in the citizen consultations. The goal was to give "ordinary citizens" a voice in the political decision-making process on the future of global climate policy. Results from the Atlanta deliberations were posted real-time along with those of participating nations around the globe on the WWViews website and can be viewed there.

In remarks opening the day of deliberations, Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin reinforced that climate change is "a significant issue to Atlanta" and noted that the deliberations extend the "real action" taken by the city toward climate protection.

School of Public Policy faculty members Robert Kirkman, Marilyn Brown, and Susan Cozzens organized Atlanta's participation in concert with Mary Hunt at Georgia Tech's Sustainable Energy Institute (SEI). The School and SEI were joined in sponsorship of the event by the Turner Foundation, Inc. and the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems.