← Votes·2021-10-20

An EU strategy to reduce methane emissions

Climate & Environment66%★

Confidence: 66%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "emissions"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 136168Source: 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
✓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+0 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+8 / 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 “An EU strategy to reduce methane emissions”. EPP, PfE, ECR, NI and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (255 for, 410 against, 29 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.

Result analysis

For

255

Against

410

Abstain

Margin of victory

155 votes

Turnout (cast)

694

Absent

Participation rate

98.4%

✓This was not a close vote — the margin was comfortable.

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 85Against 85Abstain 7Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 10Against 120Abstain 2Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 18Against 76Abstain 7Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 0Against 69Abstain 1Absent 1

PfE67 MEPs

For 64Against 1Abstain 1Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 49Against 5Abstain 7Absent 2

NI44 MEPs

For 23Against 17Abstain 4Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 37Abstain 0Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 4Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy43
Poland30
Romania21
Czech Republic12
Hungary12

Most against

Germany68
France47
Spain39
Portugal19
Greece16

Divided delegations

Austria
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
France
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Poland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 3Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 11Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 0Against 12Abstain 1Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 3Against 8Abstain 3Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 32Against 47Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 26Against 68Abstain 0Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 2Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 43Against 31Abstain 0Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 8Abstain 1Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 4Against 14Abstain 10Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 30Against 19Abstain 1Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 19Abstain 1Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 2Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 19Against 39Abstain 0Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 3Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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