Morgan Rote
Associate Vice President of U.S. Fuels & Transportation
Work
Areas of expertise:
Hydrogen, biofuels, e-fuels, international climate policy, clean energy innovation, economic analysis
Description
Morgan Rote is the Associate Vice President of U.S. Fuels & Transportation. She leads EDF’s global fuels work and U.S. transportation portfolio, focused on promoting clean fuel and technology solutions to replace oil and gas in hard-to-abate sectors of the economy. Morgan oversees EDF’s strategy and research around clean hydrogen, biofuels and e-fuels, and works with industry and global policymakers to identify opportunities for action. Morgan joined EDF after nearly a decade at economic policy consultancy Keybridge LLC.
Background
Prior to joining EDF, Morgan was a Director at Keybridge LLC, where she oversaw economic and climate policy advising for government agencies and industry associations. During this time, Morgan led federal research and policy efforts to improve communication around flood risk, enhance community climate adaptation, and reduce suffering from natural disasters. Morgan has also advised on NYC municipal energy policy as an EDF Climate Corps fellow and served as a sustainable development consultant for the Global Island Partnership.
Morgan holds a MA in International Economics and Climate Policy from Johns Hopkins University SAIS and a BA in Economics from Rhodes College.
Latest pieces
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Quadrupling sustainable fuels by 2035? Only if they’re truly sustainable.
Energy Exchange Blog, December 17, 2025 -
Truly clean hydrogen is desperately needed: Will an ISO Standard help or hinder its climate potential?
Energy Exchange Blog, September 19, 2025 -
The safeguards 45V needs to avoid fossil hydrogen regrets
Energy Exchange, June 13, 2024 -
Why a strong ‘3 pillar’ framework makes sense for pivotal hydrogen tax credit
Energy Exchange, February 8, 2024 -
Opportunities for hydrogen tax credit rules to address climate impact blind spots
Energy Exchange, January 8, 2024 -
Helping new hydrogen hubs sidestep risks, deliver on climate promise
Energy Exchange, October 31, 2023 -
Lack of standards could undermine global hydrogen market before it gets started
Energy Exchange Blog, May 9, 2023 -
9 recommendations for getting US hydrogen hubs right from the start
Climate 411 Blog, September 13, 2022