There can be demand destruction from high prices

Perhaps, but you can’t tell me Russia can build them faster than Ukraine can destroy them. And in the meantime it means millions of fewer barrels worth of greenhouse gas emissions.

Raise the price enough, and the sold amount will drop. Also, people/industry will begin to look for alternatives.

In many cases it's cheaper to replace it with green alternatives. The refineries have competition from windmills, solar plants, etc. It's not a given that new refineries will fill the gap in the market that destroyed refineries leave.

I do expect the destruction of refineries to be more positive for the climate than if they had continued producing. Especially if you factor in the demand for reliable supply and strategic availability of energy.

You need to cut demand. If the price goes up

Prices going up does help cut demand.

Back in the '70s when oil prices spiked, people started buying more fuel efficient cars, and drove less.

Today, after the Hormuz related price increases, demand for EVs has abruptly increased.

If the price of oil continues to increase, that trend will also continue.

Maybe in the past but there’s more alternatives now.

drones are cheap.