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Hydrogen: A risk to a natural gas phase-out in the Netherlands?
Roest, Douwe ; Ullrichová, Eliška (advisor) ; Oude Nijhuis, Dennie (referee)
1 Natural Gas Lock-in: Does Hydrogen Pose a Risk to a Natural Gas Phase-out in the Netherlands? Submitted By: Douwe C. Roest Charles University Prague A Master Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of The Requirements for A Master in European Politics and Society Master of Arts Submitted to: Dr. Eliška Ullrichová Wordcount: 21.098 2 Abstract Considerable scholarly literature has been dedicated to exploring carbon lock-in, yet limited research exists on the phenomenon of Natural Gas (NG) lock-in and its causes. This study addresses this research gap by conducting an explorative case study of the Netherlands. Specifically, it zooms in on the dynamic interaction between NG and hydrogen, with hydrogen emerging as the leading sustainable molecule to power the energy transition. The study aims to analyze the influence of the established NG regime on the developing hydrogen niche and the subsequent implications of hydrogen's increasing role on NG lock-in. The research combines academic work with grey literature and interview data to support a material and actor analysis through separate techno-economic, political, and socio-technical perspectives. The research finds five significant mechanisms through which existing NG production and consumption shape Dutch production and utilization of hydrogen: 1) the extensive...
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University in the time of climate crisis
Babišová, Michaela ; Novák, Arnošt (advisor) ; Wladyniak, Ludmila Maria (referee)
This qualitative diploma thesis deals with the process of establishing the sustainability agenda in the institutional context of Charles University in connection with the climate crisis. The student Initiative Universities for Climate, of which I am a part of, drew attention to the need to reconsider and change the operation of the institution with regard to its internal and external functioning during the Occupation Strike for Climate in November 2019. The initiative politicized the issue through a protest form of negotiations, forcing a wider range of actors to relate to the issue. My work is based on specific related theoretical frames, which are united by criticism of the hegemonic political system in relation to environmental issues [e.g. Swyngedouw 2011, Fisher 2009, Žižek 2006]. I place the research in the context of post-normal science, which is one of the democratization tendencies in science that open up the possibility of confronting different approaches and dialogues with different social groups. This approach reflects the entry of science into complex issues involving social issues [Funtowicz, Ravetz 2002]. In the theoretical part, I deal to a large extent with social movements with a focus on radical environmental movements [e.g. Doherty 2002, Merchant 2005, Wahlström et al. 2013, De...
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