Their goal, yes. Unspoken? No. They've been pretty vocal about it. They just don't get much media attention when they do.
Paul R. Ehrlich and other Doomsayers stated as far back as the 1970s that they viewed cheap, reliable energy is a BAD thing. They have been on record for decades in their opposition to reliable, plentiful, and affordable energy sources. They likened cheap, plentiful energy to being as dangerous as giving a loaded machinegun to a baby. That is the mentality at work here.