← 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 136342Source: 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+6 / 15

Legislative+0 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 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 “An EU strategy to reduce methane emissions”. S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, NI and Left voted mostly in favour, while EPP, PfE and ECR voted mostly against. ESN mostly abstained. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (357 for, 306 against, 31 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

357

Against

306

Abstain

Margin of victory

51 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 10Against 164Abstain 3Absent 2

S&D136 MEPs

For 115Against 13Abstain 4Absent 4

Renew101 MEPs

For 78Against 17Abstain 6Absent 0

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 70Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

PfE67 MEPs

For 20Against 40Abstain 6Absent 1

ECR63 MEPs

For 3Against 58Abstain 0Absent 2

NI44 MEPs

For 25Against 12Abstain 7Absent 0

The Left38 MEPs

For 35Against 0Abstain 2Absent 1

ESN4 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 3Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

France71
Germany48
Spain33
Denmark13
Sweden12

Most against

Italy43
Poland39
Romania25
Netherlands16
Czech Republic15

Divided delegations

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Finland
Germany
Greece
Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 9Against 10Abstain 0Absent 0

Belgium21 MEPs

For 11Against 9Abstain 1Absent 0

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 8Against 9Abstain 0Absent 0

Croatia12 MEPs

For 5Against 5Abstain 2Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 2Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 5Against 15Abstain 1Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Estonia7 MEPs

For 5Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

France79 MEPs

For 71Against 8Abstain 0Absent 0

Germany96 MEPs

For 48Against 36Abstain 10Absent 2

Greece21 MEPs

For 10Against 9Abstain 2Absent 0

Hungary21 MEPs

For 8Against 13Abstain 0Absent 0

Ireland13 MEPs

For 7Against 5Abstain 0Absent 1

Italy76 MEPs

For 31Against 43Abstain 0Absent 2

Latvia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 6Against 5Abstain 0Absent 0

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Malta6 MEPs

For 4Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 12Against 16Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 11Against 39Abstain 0Absent 2

Portugal21 MEPs

For 11Against 7Abstain 3Absent 0

Romania33 MEPs

For 8Against 25Abstain 0Absent 0

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 6Against 4Abstain 4Absent 0

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 4Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 33Against 17Abstain 8Absent 1

Sweden21 MEPs

For 12Against 8Abstain 0Absent 1

Individual MEP positions

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