Nate Camatta

Nate Camatta

Higher Degree by Research Candidate

Adelaide Law School

Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics

Nate Camatta is undertaking an MPhil at the Adelaide Law School. His thesis seeks to elucidate key principles for the design of new legal instruments to facilitate ecological restoration, while accounting for adaptation towards climate threats. His project involves synthesising key concepts and recent developments in scholarship about climate adaptation and ecological restoration science and theory.

In November 2024, Nate received the Sustainability Advocate award from the Adelaide Graduate Research School, in recognition of his focus on environmental sustainability and global challenges.

In conjunction with his thesis commitments, Nate is also a Project Coordinator for the Society of Ecological Restoration (SER). In this project, he is working with SER on model frameworks for ecological restoration.

Nate is engaged by the intersection of science and the law. He comes from a legal background, and over the years also developed a deep interest in and appreciation for the natural world. Through his double degree in law and science, he began to see that the response of the law to environmental harm was, in many cases, unsatisfactory. This sparked his significant interest in environmental legal reform, particularly with respect to Climate Change Law and Minerals & Energy Law.

As a Research Assistant to Dr Alexandra Wawryk, Nate conducted legal research into law and policy associated with hydrogen production across all Australian jurisdictions. He also contributed to research on the legal framework for the protection of cultural heritage in relation to South Australia's Mining Act.

  • Appointments
    Date Position Institution name
    2023 - 2024 Policy Intern South Australian Chamber of Mines & Energy
    2022 - 2022 Research Assistant University of Adelaide
    2020 - 2024 Law Clerk Camatta Lempens Pty Ltd Lawyers

  • Language Competencies
    Language Competency
    Spanish - Latin American Can read, write and understand spoken

  • Education
    Date Institution name Country Title
    2020 - 2023 University of Adelaide Australia BSc
    2018 - 2023 University of Adelaide Australia LLB

  • Journals
    Year Citation
    2023 Soliman Hunter, T., Brent, K., Wawryk, A., Pettit, J., & Camatta, N. (2023). Hydrogen production in Australia from renewable energy: no doubt green and clean, but is it mean?. Journal of Energy and Natural Resources Law, 42(4), 593-637.
    DOI Scopus3
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