In the United States, Donald Trump’s transition team is now attempting to distance itself from a 74-part questionnaire circulated at the Department of Energy requesting the names of employees working on specific climate-related projects and the names of employees who have attended climate talks over the last five years. Many have denounced the move as the creation of an “enemies list.” The Energy Department said earlier this week it would not turn over the names. Following the widespread pushback by both the department and environmental groups, an official with Trump’s transition team said this morning, “The questionnaire was not authorized or part of our standard protocol.”