The Globe and Mail reports in its Friday edition that reducing emissions from Alberta's oil sands and advancing a major carbon-capture project are essential for opening new pipelines to Canada's coasts, according to Prime Minister Mark Carney. The Globe's Emma Graney and Adam Radwanski write that the Pathways Alliance carbon-capture initiative is a 400-kilometre pipeline designed to transport carbon from oil sands facilities to an underground hub near Cold Lake, Alta., aiming to reduce emissions by 22 megatonnes annually. Mr. Carney announced Thursday that the plan will be sent to the federal Major Projects Office, responsible for evaluating key national projects. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith refers to pairing progress on Pathways with a new pipeline as a "grand bargain" in discussions with Ottawa. However, offering a new oil pipeline to industry does not ensure its construction, as there are currently no private-sector proponents for such a project. "What's happening here today is we are saying that we are going to accelerate work on Pathways," Mr. Carney said, which is "a potentially viable project." He added that progress on the project will be "a necessary condition to unlock" any new pipelines.