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Methane emissions reduction in the energy sector

2021/0423(COD)·9th term·ENVI / ITRE·COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)·Completed
Subjects: Atmospheric pollution, motor vehicle pollution
Rapporteurs (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): CANFIN Pascal (Renew), PAULUS Jutta (Verts/ALE)
Summary

The dossier concerns reducing methane emissions in the energy sector. Amendments stress methane's global warming potential and links to ground-level ozone and air pollution; extend the regulation's scope to oil, fossil gas, LNG terminals and ships, coal mines and the petrochemical sector; require measurement, reporting, verification, leak detection and repair, and limits on venting and flaring; and address operator investment costs, tariff setting and competent authorities.

Procedure timeline

  1. Committee amendments tabled
    24 Oct 2022
  2. Plenary vote — Passed
    9 May 2023 · On the Commission proposal (the draft law)
  3. Plenary vote — Adopted
    10 Apr 2024 · On the provisional agreement negotiated with the Council (the trilogue deal) · amendment 281
  4. Procedure completed
1,107
Amendments
distinct, in window
65
Members
tabled at least one
2
Committees
24 Oct 2022
Dates

Plenary votes

4 roll-call votes

In plenary, Parliament usually votes in steps: first on amendments to the text (sometimes split into parts, so Members can accept one half of a sentence and reject the other), then on the text as a whole. The “main vote” is the one that adopts or rejects the text itself. Each vote below shows exactly which step it was. How voting works →

Where each group stood at the decisive votes

GroupShift
EPPFor94%For97%consistent
S&DFor92%For99%consistent
RenewFor83%For97%consistent
Greens/EFAFor99%For100%consistent
ECRFor67%For75%consistent
The LeftFor94%For97%consistent
IDAgainst55%Against65%consistent
Non-attachedAgainst58%For50%Against → For

Milestones are the votes that adopt or reject text (not every amendment vote) — the percentage is the share of the group’s Members behind that position. Click a column heading to open the vote below.

  1. Show the 1 earlier votes
    1. 9 May 2023Failedoutcome from totals
      On amendment 278 · text to be inserted after paragraph 2 · article 27
      Official label: Article 27, après le § 2 - Am 278 · what was voted ↗
      205 for328 against89 abstentions83 did not vote
      For
      Against
      Abst.

      Click a group to see each Member’s position.

  2. 9 May 2023Failedoutcome from totals
    On amendment 279 · text to be inserted after paragraph 2 · article 27
    Official label: Article 27, après le § 2 - Am 279 · what was voted ↗
    228 for333 against65 abstentions79 did not vote
    For
    Against
    Abst.

    Click a group to see each Member’s position.

  3. 9 May 2023Main votePassedoutcome from totals
    On the Commission proposal (the draft law)
    Official label: Proposition de la Commission · what was voted ↗
    499 for73 against55 abstentions78 did not vote
    For
    Against
    Abst.

    Click a group to see each Member’s position.

  4. 10 Apr 2024Main voteAdopted
    On the provisional agreement negotiated with the Council (the trilogue deal) · amendment 281
    Official label: Accord provisoire - Am 281 · what was voted ↗
    530 for63 against28 abstentions84 did not vote
    For
    Against
    Abst.

    Click a group to see each Member’s position.

Vote data: HowTheyVote.eu (ODbL, attribution) / European Parliament · roll-call votes only

Official amendment documents

PE737.438 ↗PE737.459 ↗PE737.460 ↗PE737.463 ↗

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Members who amended this procedure

65 Members · by amendment count
1
Jutta PAULUS
Jutta PAULUS
Greens / EFA · 🇩🇪 Germany
150(150 solo)
2
Günther SIDL
Günther SIDL
Socialists & Democrats · 🇦🇹 Austria
124
3
András GYÜRK
András GYÜRK
Patriots for Europe · 🇭🇺 Hungary
102
4
Edina TÓTH
Edina TÓTH
Non-attached · 🇭🇺 Hungary
102
5
Ernő SCHALLER-BAROSS
Ernő SCHALLER-BAROSS
Patriots for Europe · 🇭🇺 Hungary
102
6
Maria ARENA
Maria ARENA
Socialists & Democrats · 🇧🇪 Belgium
100
7
Massimiliano SALINI
Massimiliano SALINI
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇮🇹 Italy
97
8
Jens GEIER
Jens GEIER
Socialists & Democrats · 🇩🇪 Germany
93
9
Mick WALLACE
Mick WALLACE
The Left (GUE/NGL) · 🇮🇪 Ireland
92(1 solo)
10
Clare DALY
Clare DALY
The Left (GUE/NGL) · 🇮🇪 Ireland
91
11
Izabela-Helena KLOC
Izabela-Helena KLOC
European Conservatives & Reformists · 🇵🇱 Poland
91(91 solo)
12
Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI
Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇷🇴 Romania
89
13
Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN
Ioan-Rareş BOGDAN
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇷🇴 Romania
89
14
Angelika WINZIG
Angelika WINZIG
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇦🇹 Austria
89
15
Anna ZALEWSKA
Anna ZALEWSKA
European Conservatives & Reformists · 🇵🇱 Poland
89(89 solo)
16
Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA
Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇪🇸 Spain
84
17
Patrizia TOIA
Patrizia TOIA
Socialists & Democrats · 🇮🇹 Italy
68
18
Carlos ZORRINHO
Carlos ZORRINHO
Socialists & Democrats · 🇵🇹 Portugal
68
19
Silvia SARDONE
Silvia SARDONE
Patriots for Europe · 🇮🇹 Italy
66
20
Angelo CIOCCA
Angelo CIOCCA
Identity & Democracy · 🇮🇹 Italy
66
21
Paolo BORCHIA
Paolo BORCHIA
Patriots for Europe · 🇮🇹 Italy
66
22
Gianna GANCIA
Gianna GANCIA
Identity & Democracy · 🇮🇹 Italy
66
23
Matteo ADINOLFI
Matteo ADINOLFI
Identity & Democracy · 🇮🇹 Italy
66
24
Elena LIZZI
Elena LIZZI
Identity & Democracy · 🇮🇹 Italy
66
25
Isabella TOVAGLIERI
Isabella TOVAGLIERI
Patriots for Europe · 🇮🇹 Italy
66

The amendments, in full text

1,107 amendments

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