Society doesn't work like that especially when you're talking about a commodity (energy) that fairly directly affects the quality of life of everyone on the pla

Society doesn't work like that especially when you're talking about a commodity (energy) that fairly directly affects the quality of life of everyone on the planet. Make it too painful and you'll get a "people who want an oil free future" free future. History is littered with stories of autocrats who tried to push society too far forward too fast. Society is an amorphous blob that simply responds to inputs. It doesn't care that you have good intentions. Hand waving about a sticks based policy makes for a great circle jerk but in the real world you need carrots, political will, consensus, etc. to go with the sticks or you are doomed to failure.