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Perhaps but the answer to is have a clear goal to get off of reliance of fossil fuels. This doesn't mean that it would be banned next week. Via subsidizing products, development and creating a near guaranteed market, there would be a lot of motivation to create alternatives that work.
What is at issue is that there is a lack of a date in many of these proposed phase-outs. A deadline and milestones are supremely important.
Heat pump subsidies are already available in 30+ countries making up 70% of the global space heating demand.
A lot of places, including the US and much of Europe, are subsidizing heat pump installation already.