← 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 136172Source: 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
✓Very fragmented political vote
✓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+15 / 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 and ESN voted mostly in favour, while S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly against. The motion was rejected by a comfortable margin (260 for, 414 against, 19 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

260

Against

414

Abstain

Margin of victory

154 votes

Turnout (cast)

693

Absent

Participation rate

98.3%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 88Against 85Abstain 4Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 12Against 120Abstain 0Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 30Against 71Abstain 0Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 0Against 67Abstain 3Absent 1

PfE67 MEPs

For 56Against 8Abstain 1Absent 2

ECR63 MEPs

For 50Against 7Abstain 4Absent 2

NI44 MEPs

For 20Against 21Abstain 3Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 0Against 33Abstain 4Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 2Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Italy46
Poland30
Romania21
Hungary13
Bulgaria11

Most against

Germany78
France44
Spain35
Portugal20
Netherlands18

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Czech Republic
Finland
France
Hungary
Ireland

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 4Absent 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 11Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 0Against 13Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 1Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 7Against 7Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 33Against 44Abstain 1Absent 1

Germany96 MEPs

For 16Against 78Abstain 0Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 3Against 16Abstain 2Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 13Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 5Against 6Abstain 1Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 46Against 28Abstain 0Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 2Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 0Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 8Against 18Abstain 2Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 30Against 20Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 1Against 20Abstain 0Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 21Against 12Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 2Against 11Abstain 1Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 2Against 6Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 19Against 35Abstain 4Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 7Against 10Abstain 3Absent 1

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