Finally, the energy industry needs to have confidence that the Biden administration will not pull the rug out from under them. They are not going to make the needed capital investments in the infrastructure without government guarantees that policies won't be changed. The industry has already been hobbled by a blanket of new environmental regulations. It takes years to get projects approved.
You’re mistaking time and commitment with difficult.
It takes time but going back to energy independence by supplying our own oil would be relatively fast and greatly alleviate the situation as would manufacturing and production here.