← Votes·2023-05-09

Methane emissions reduction in the energy sector

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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Energy65%

Confidence: 65%

Assigned by: rule-based classifier

Evidence:

title/description contains "energy"

Reviewed: no

Methodology: topic-rules-v0.1

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Vote ID 154711Source: official EP roll-call records

Official roll-call results (EP minutes) ↗

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Importance Score

Key vote

Why this vote stands out:

✓Main vote
✓Legislative procedure
✓High-interest topic: Climate
✓Some political group division
✓Significant national delegation divergence
✓High participation
✓Many MEPs voted against their group

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Topic importance+12 / 15

Turnout+5 / 5

Vote type+25 / 25

Close vote+0 / 15

Legislative+15 / 15

Rebel votes+10 / 10

Group division+10 / 15

Country division+12 / 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 “Methane emissions reduction in the energy sector”. EPP, S&D, Renew, Greens-EFA, ECR and Left voted mostly in favour, while PfE, NI and ESN voted mostly against. The motion was adopted by a comfortable margin (499 for, 73 against, 55 abstentions).

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

Why it matters

This is a main (final) vote on a dossier — the decisive moment where the European Parliament adopts or rejects a legislative or political text. These are the votes that most directly shape EU law and policy, and the ones citizens and journalists should watch most closely.

Result analysis

For

499

Against

Abstain

Margin of victory

426 votes

Turnout (cast)

627

Absent

Participation rate

88.9%

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

By political group

EPP179 MEPs

For 145Against 4Abstain 6Absent 24

S&D136 MEPs

For 114Against 2Abstain 7Absent 13

Renew100 MEPs

For 78Against 4Abstain 8Absent 10

Greens/EFA71 MEPs

For 65Against 1Abstain 0Absent 5

ECR65 MEPs

For 40Against 11Abstain 9Absent 5

PfE64 MEPs

For 9Against 29Abstain 18Absent 8

NI46 MEPs

For 16Against 17Abstain 4Absent 9

The Left37 MEPs

For 32Against 1Abstain 0Absent 4

ESN4 MEPs

For 0Against 4Abstain 0Absent 0

Country angle

Most in favour

Germany73
France56
Italy48
Poland45
Spain45

Most against

Hungary11

Divided delegations

Hungary

Full breakdown by all countries

Austria19 MEPs

For 14Against 3Abstain 0Absent 2

Belgium21 MEPs

For 13Against 0Abstain 6Absent 2

Bulgaria17 MEPs

For 16Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Croatia12 MEPs

For 10Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

Cyprus6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Czech Republic21 MEPs

For 12Against 3Abstain 6Absent 0

Denmark14 MEPs

For 11Against 0Abstain 1Absent 2

Estonia7 MEPs

For 6Against 0Abstain 1Absent 0

Finland14 MEPs

For 9Against 0Abstain 2Absent 3

France79 MEPs

For 56Against 2Abstain 13Absent 8

Germany96 MEPs

For 73Against 12Abstain 7Absent 4

Greece21 MEPs

For 8Against 3Abstain 0Absent 10

Hungary21 MEPs

For 6Against 11Abstain 1Absent 3

Ireland13 MEPs

For 12Against 1Abstain 0Absent 0

Italy76 MEPs

For 48Against 17Abstain 0Absent 11

Latvia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Lithuania11 MEPs

For 10Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Luxembourg6 MEPs

For 1Against 0Abstain 0Absent 5

Malta6 MEPs

For 5Against 0Abstain 0Absent 1

Netherlands29 MEPs

For 22Against 6Abstain 0Absent 1

Poland52 MEPs

For 45Against 2Abstain 1Absent 4

Portugal21 MEPs

For 16Against 2Abstain 0Absent 3

Romania33 MEPs

For 11Against 3Abstain 14Absent 5

Slovakia14 MEPs

For 10Against 1Abstain 2Absent 1

Slovenia8 MEPs

For 8Against 0Abstain 0Absent 0

Spain59 MEPs

For 45Against 3Abstain 1Absent 10

Sweden21 MEPs

For 19Against 2Abstain 0Absent 0

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