“As a ‘wicked’ environmental problem of the twenty-first century, the issue of anthropogenic global climate change will require mitigation efforts to occur across a diverse set of stakeholder groups in order to be addressed effectively. In the wake of the prevailing complexities associated with contemporary environmental issues, such as climate change, stakeholder engagement via collaborative policymaking processes has emerged as a potentially effective management model. This research contributes to the emerging scholarly discussion surrounding the dimensions of climate change communication by conducting a stakeholder-focused analysis concerning climate change policymaking at the state level. The major goal of this study is to explore the role of collaborative policymaking processes in the context of climate change policy adoption and implementation in the American states.”