← Votes·2020-09-15

Carbon dioxide emissions from maritime transport: global data collection system for ship fuel oil consumption data

Climate & Environment87%★

Confidence: 87%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "emissions"
title/description contains "carbon"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Transport84%

Confidence: 84%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "transport"
title/description contains "maritime transport"

Reviewed: yes

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 116698Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Medium importance

Why this vote stands out:

✓High-interest topic: Climate
✓Some political group division
✓Some national delegation divergence
✓Close result
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+0 / 25

Close vote+10 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+7 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+10 / 15

Methodology: importance-v0.1 · The Importance Score is a prioritisation indicator. It does not judge whether a vote is good or bad.

What was this vote about?

This vote concerned “Carbon dioxide emissions from maritime transport: global data collection system for ship fuel oil consumption data”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE, ECR and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a narrow margin (354 for, 328 against, 13 abstentions).

Automated summary generated from official vote metadata and observed voting patterns. Not a legal interpretation.

Why it matters

This is a substantive vote (such as an amendment or resolution) that contributes to shaping the final position of the Parliament on a dossier. It reflects the political direction taken on specific provisions. The outcome was close, which makes individual choices and absences especially consequential.

Result analysis

For

354

Against

328

Abstain

Margin of victory

26 votes

Turnout (cast)

695

Absent

Participation rate

98.6%

⚠️This was a close vote — the margin was small relative to the votes cast.

Close vote analysis

The margin was 26 votes. 10 MEPs did not vote.

Could absences have changed the outcome? The number of absent MEPs (10) was not larger than the 26-vote margin.

Absences larger than the margin are numerically significant but do NOT imply the outcome would have changed. That would require modelling how each absent member would have voted, which this analysis does not do.

By political group

EPP180 MEPs

For 18Against 158Abstain 1Absent 3

S&D136 MEPs

For 123Against 6Abstain 4Absent 3

Renew101 MEPs

For 88Against 12Abstain 0Absent 1

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE66 MEPs

For 0Against 64Abstain 2Absent 0

ECR63 MEPs

For 2Against 60Abstain 0Absent 1

NI44 MEPs

For 21Against 17Abstain 5Absent 1

The Left38 MEPs

For 32Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 3Abstain 1Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany55
France42
Spain41
Netherlands19
Romania17

Most against

Poland43
Italy42
Czech Republic13
Hungary13
Austria10

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
France

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 9Against 7Abstain 1Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 8Against 5Abstain 1Absent 0

Estonia7 MEPs

For 2Against 3Abstain 2Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 2Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 42Against 36Abstain 1Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 55Against 40Abstain 0Absent 1

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 10Abstain 3Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 42Abstain 0Absent 3

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 7Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 19Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Poland52 MEPs

For 7Against 43Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 14Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 17Against 14Abstain 0Absent 2

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 8Against 4Abstain 1Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 41Against 18Abstain 0Absent 0

Sweden21 MEPs