environmental movement in 1970. it s a chance to focus on some of the biggest challenges, and possible solutions, for addressing environmental issues. it s been marked in different ways across the globe. in peru, shamans from all over the country gathered to make an offering to mother earth, in preparation on friday. the ancestral rituals, whose origins lie in the indigenous cultures there, are made to thank the earth and to build an awareness of the planet. there were also protests in cities around the globe. in southern france, thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of toulouse today to denounce plans to build a new 30 mile highway they say will cause pollution, worsen global warming and threaten biodiversity. and here s the scene in london where thousands of climate activists gathered at a rally organised by the extinction rebellion group, to draw attention to the climate crisis and encourage more people to act. in the us capital, washington, dc, climate activists
is used in more than half of all abortions in the us. this decision is a victory supporters of abortion rights, as it defends broad acces to this pill. and a victory for the biden administration. president biden has responded: our correspondent jess parker has more. with me is our correspondentjess parker. jess what does this ruling say? it means nothing changes for an hour on women s access to mifepristone. kawann uses a two drug regiment in more than half of abortions across america so thatis of abortions across america so that is highly significant. what had happened, as you were just mentioning, a judge in texas had halted potential approval of mifepristone so we could not be available but that decision was stayed for seven days and an appeals court said, no, we will restrict it, lower the amount of time women can take it to when they are pregnant down from ten weeks to seven weeks and you will not be able to order it by mail either. the supreme court has said none of tha
this decision is a victory supporters of abortion rights, as it defends broad access to this pill and for the biden administration. president biden has responded: with me is our correspondent, jess parker. this ruling essentially keeps access to mifepristone as it was, open access to mifepristone. what happens now? it is a status quo ruling for now. as you say, access to mifepristone as it was remains, that means women can use it to ten weeks of pregnancy. a lower court ruling had looked at reducing that to seven and women will continue to be able to use medicines, three consultations get the drug order by mail. it is a drug thatis order by mail. it is a drug that is used by many women in the us and over half of abortions. it is seen as a very significant decision by the supreme court stopped but it is a temporary decision by the supreme court. picking it back to a lower court will now hear it over the coming months and it over the coming months and it could end up back with
year on record for the uk and you all know the sufferings that occurred during the summer heatwaves and of course the winter heatwaves also, smashing records in the last several months, and while we might laugh at the images of frolicking swimmers in the uk seas, we also know that these have devastating economic impacts, for example, the alpine industry and winter tourism industries, so this is a pressing reality and not just a global temperature peak that is going to be of deep concern, it s also those off years, but also with an el nino event on the horizon this winter projected to be even a weak one will likely to the planet into a record global temperature year, superseding 2016. that s a dire picture but there is some good news. one last question for you, samantha. what is still needed to have emissions by the end of the decade? it s a difficult task but i think some of the new things you are seeing are helping. analysis showed the inflation reduction act might get us