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Un article de Miguel Franco Frohlich [1] and Bruno Kerlakian Sabbag [2]Cet article examine : "the imputation of civil liability for environmental damage related toclimate change. The historical elements that contributed to the formation of a risk societyare addressed first, as well as the relationship between risk society and climate change. Thearticle then reviews how civil environmental liability is treated in the Brazilian legalsystem, examining its main features, such as the adoption of objective liability, andelements, such as the concept of polluter, environmental damage and the peculiarities of thecausal nexus, and suggests that presumptions as to causation can be applied inenvironmental matters. After analyzing the imposition of civil liability for environmentaldamage related to climate change and the barriers faced in attributing liability, the articlelooks at climate change litigation in the United States of America, and the possibility ofdeveloping a theory of climate change litigation in Brazil."Pour lire l'article [PDF][1] Associate with the law firm Barbosa, Müssnich &#38; Aragão Advogados. Graduated in Law from the Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC/RJ) and holds a post-graduate diploma in Environmental Studies from the Alberto Luiz Coimbra Institute for Post-Graduate Studies and Research in Engineering of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (COPPE/UFRJ). Member of the Environmental Law Study Group of the Interdisciplinary Center for Environmental Studies (NIMA) of PUC/RJ.[2] Associate with the law firm Barbosa, Müssnich &#38; Aragão Advogados. Graduated in Law from the Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC/SP) and currently following the Master in Environmental Sciences program at the University of São Paulo (USP). Acted as consultant in the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and as legal adviser to the Interministerial Commission on Global Climate Change (CIMGC), the Brazilian Designated National Authority (DNA) for the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) under the Kyoto Protocol. Lecturer in the Environmental Law specialization program of PUC/SP.