wayneL
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It looks like by the time I'm in the market for my next ute (2-3 years), I will have to opt for a horse and cart.
It would actually be an interesting exercise to calculate the CO2 per kilometer of such a vehicle, considering the agricultural emissions of producing a draft horse where it might be useful (in keeping a breeding stallion, broodmare and raising the foal for approximately three to four years), the methane emissions both during and after life etc. Plus emissions in producing the feed necessary to keep a working horse.
One must also consider the emissions in blitzing out a set of four shoes in 32 by 12 every 3 weeks or so.... And then there is the cost to the health system in cortisone injections in my elbow....