Decision

Methane emissions reduction in the energy sector

Effect: Passed
Result: 530 for · 63 against · 28 abstained roll call
Date: 10 April 2024, 18:38
Kind: New EU law · 1st reading

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Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Text: Report A-9-2023-0162
Dossier: 2021-0423
Source: Committee report by Pascal Canfin, Jutta Paulus
Votes: 1 vote · 1 roll call
Sitting: Wednesday 10 April 2024
Final vote: 166804

Margin: by an overwhelming majority
Text: Report A-9-2023-0162
Dossier: 2021-0423
Source: Committee report by Pascal Canfin, Jutta Paulus
Votes: 1 vote · 1 roll call
Sitting: Wednesday 10 April 2024
Final vote: 166804

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Votes on this decision

Members on the final vote

Result

The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.

Passed by an overwhelming majority.

Parliament adopted its position on the law.

Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP and ECR; opposed by ESN; Patriots split.

Groups

Members counted in their current group: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.

Members’ votes by their current group. Majority: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group’s votes, otherwise Divided.
Group	For	Against	Abst.	Majority line	Clear line
The Left	For 12	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
Greens	For 29	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
S&D	For 60	Against 0	Abst. 1	Majority line For	Clear line For
Renew	For 38	Against 0	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
EPP	For 82	Against 2	Abst. 0	Majority line For	Clear line For
ECR	For 20	Against 3	Abst. 2	Majority line For	Clear line For
Patriots	For 1	Against 13	Abst. 13	Majority line Tie	Clear line Divided
ESN	For 0	Against 4	Abst. 0	Majority line Against	Clear line Against
No group	For 2	Against 3	Abst. 0	Majority line Against	Clear line Divided

Voted against their group, 0

Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast) of their group — groups as of today: the view with groups at the date of the vote is not available right now.

Nobody voted against a clear line of their group.

Countries

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Members

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All votes on this decision, 1

In voting order. **Result**: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). **Requested by**: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.	Vote	Recorded	Result	Requested by
1	Final vote on the provisional agreement A9-0162/2023 – Pascal Canfin, Jutta Paulus – Provisional agreement – Am 281	Roll call	530 for, 63 against, 28 abstained Adopted

Text

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Report A-9-2023-0162

Dossier

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Connections

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Permalink: https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-10/12
Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 10 April 2024 (European Parliament)
Results of votes, sitting of 10 April 2024 (European Parliament)
Data source: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-04-10
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved: 25 September 2026

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European Parliament (2024). “Methane emissions reduction in the energy sector”. Decision, 10 April 2024. votingId 166804, document A-9-2023-0162, reference 2021-0423. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-10/12 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 10 April 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-10-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 10 April 2024 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-10-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-04-10, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2024-04-10/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-decision-2024-04-10-12,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Methane emissions reduction in the energy sector}},
  year = {2024},
  date = {2024-04-10},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-10/12}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2024-04-10/12},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 166804, document A-9-2023-0162, reference 2021-0423. Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-10-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2024-04-10-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2024-04-10 (CC BY 4.0)}
}