they're talking about replacing efficient and readily available forms of energy with stuff that isn't.

It may seem like that, but the developing policies are somewhat flexible. For example, London taxis:

https://www.edie.net/london-bans-new-taxis-that-are-not-zero-emission-capable/

Since the start of 2020, all private hire vehicles (the most common kind being minicabs) under 18 months old and licenced for the first time in London needed to be zero-emission-capable. This term refers to pure electric vehicles (EVs), hydrogen vehicles and hybrid electric vehicles with a zero-emission mode.

Thus the new taxis I've incredibly expensive, and one can get a few thousand from the government to purchase one. Some drivers bought nhybrid vehicles before the deadline in 2020, and others can still use hybrid vehicles in the long term. One complaint I've heard is that charging the battery takes an hour or so and costs as much as filling the tank with petrol in just a vew minutes. The expensive charging service is wrong, IMO, and the government should regulate price gouging by BigEnergy (as well as by BigOil). Still, it's the appropriate step in the direction of not relying on OPEC and other fossil fuels, which have been destroying our lives in a number of ways and are expected to run out. We also have to think of d3rr's kids. What world will they inherit....