No Pathways, no pipeline: How the massive carbon storage project would work, if built - BNN Bloomberg

CALGARY — There’s no pipeline without Pathways and no Pathways without a pipeline. That was the quid pro quo spelled out in a sweeping energy accord signed between Alberta and Ottawa in November. Alberta is spearheading early planning and regulatory work on a potential new one-million-barrel-a-day pipeline to the West Coast that would provide an outlet for increased oilsands production and boost exports to Asia. But the “grand bargain” with Ottawa to help clear the way for the pipeline calls for a meaningful offset to the carbon emissions it would enable. Enter Pathways: a multibillion-doll…