pPascal Canfin, a senior climate advisor with the World Resources Institute and former development minister with François Hollande's government, spoke to FRANCE 24's Mairead Dundas. He is optimistic about reaching a global agreement in December at the climate summit in Paris.pbr Pascal Canfin welcomes the G7’s recent commitment to reduce CO2 emissions by up to 70 in 2050. "That’s the kind of political commitment we need in order to be able to find the landing zone in Paris", he said. "It’s not a technical issue, it’s a political issue, and we need some political commitments".br He also explains that any agreement signed in Paris will be a "basis", but "many commitments" will then be pledged outside an agreement.br Pascal Canfin is optimistic that a deal can be reached in December. "We have a couple of world leaders who are really personally committed to success in Paris", he said, referring to François Hollande, Barack Obama and Angela Merkel.