What is global climate change? Why do multilateralists believe cooperation and collaboration is necessary in this area? In what ways do Republicans and Democrats differ on this issue? What position does each party generally take on the issue?

What will be an ideal response?

An ideal response will:
1, Define global climate change as the upset of historical climate patterns, with rising temperatures and more extreme climate events, that is tied to the increase in atmospheric carbon caused by human activities or naturally occurring cycles, or both.
2, Discuss how this problem requires broad cooperation and collaboration by many countries and international organizations because it crosses national borders and affects virtually every country in the world.
3, Describe the deep divide along partisan lines about how seriously to take this threat, whether human actions are responsible for it, and what to do about it.
4, Note that Republicans generally hold that climate change is part of a natural cycle and oppose government policies to reduce emissions, while Democrats more often blame human activity and want government to take action to reduce emissions.