Methane emissions reduction in the energy sector
This file concerns methane emissions reduction in the energy sector, handled under the ordinary legislative procedure in which Parliament and the Council of the EU legislate jointly to produce binding EU law. It was examined by the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety committee together with Industry, Research and Energy, in the area of atmospheric pollution. The tabled amendments address measurement, reporting and verification of methane emissions, leak detection and repair, limits on venting and flaring across oil, fossil gas, coal and liquefied natural gas, extending obligations to the petrochemical sector, third-party verification, complaint mechanisms near residential areas, and references to the European Green Deal and global warming potential horizons. It shares this subject with related files including 'Ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe'.
Procedure timeline
- Committee amendments tabled24 Oct 2022
- Plenary vote — Passed9 May 2023 · On the Commission proposal (the draft law)
- Plenary vote — Adopted10 Apr 2024 · On the provisional agreement negotiated with the Council (the trilogue deal) — amendment 281
- Procedure completed
Plenary votes
4 roll-call votesIn 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
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.
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- 9 May 2023Failedoutcome from totalsOn amendment 278 — text to be inserted after paragraph 2 — article 27Official label: Article 27, après le § 2 - Am 278 · what was voted ↗205 for328 against89 abstentions83 did not voteForAgainstAbst.
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- 9 May 2023Failedoutcome from totalsOn amendment 279 — text to be inserted after paragraph 2 — article 27Official label: Article 27, après le § 2 - Am 279 · what was voted ↗228 for333 against65 abstentions79 did not voteForAgainstAbst.
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- 9 May 2023Main votePassedoutcome from totalsOn the Commission proposal (the draft law)Official label: Proposition de la Commission · what was voted ↗499 for73 against55 abstentions78 did not voteForAgainstAbst.
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- 10 Apr 2024Main voteAdoptedOn the provisional agreement negotiated with the Council (the trilogue deal) — amendment 281Official label: Accord provisoire - Am 281 · what was voted ↗530 for63 against28 abstentions84 did not voteForAgainstAbst.
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Vote data: HowTheyVote.eu (ODbL, attribution) / European Parliament · roll-call votes only
Official amendment documents
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65 Members · by amendment countThe amendments, in full text
1,107 amendmentsEvery amendment as tabled — original text, proposed change and justification, with a link to the official PDF.