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Sustainability

· 6 checks — CO2 emissions, green hosting, repeat-visit weight, carbon budget, and transfer efficiency rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
68
GRADE
D
FIX
3
REVIEW
1
PASS
2
INFO
0
Device:
Mobile Desktop
Checks
6
2 PASS 1 REVIEW 3 FIX
D
CO2 Per Page Load
Action
1.03g CO2 per view
FIX
1.03g CO2 per view
Warning::
1.03g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 3.6 MB, producing an estimated 1.03g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.19g, network 0.18g, end-user device 0.66g.
Got: 1.03g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 123.8 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 123.8 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 15470 smartphones.

1.03g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 38% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 3.6 MB

Your site
1.03g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.19g
Network
0.18g
End-user device
0.66g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 10.3 kg · Annual: 123.8 kg · ≈ 15470 smartphone charges
D
Green Hosting
Action
Not green
FIX
Not green
Info::
No confirmed renewable energy commitment detected
Consider providers like Cloudflare, Google Cloud, or Vercel that match 100% of their energy use with renewables.
Info::
Green hosting status based on known provider commitments
Green hosting detection uses a curated database of provider renewable energy commitments. This is not a real-time verification. For authoritative checks, visit thegreenwebfoundation.org.
Green HostingNot Green Hosted
Hosting Apache HTTP Server✗CDN Not identified✗

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

D
Carbon Budget
Action
62th percentile
FIX
62th percentile
Warning::
1.03g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 38% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 62th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

1.03g

62nd percentile

Cleaner than 38% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 72% more
vs Target 106% more
C
Green Hosting
Action
Whether the site is served from green-energy infrastructure
REVIEW

Green Hosting

No green hosting detected

A+
Repeat Visit Weight
100% cached
PASS
100% cached
Info::
100% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 16 KB (vs 3729 KB first visit). 79 of 80 resources are served from browser cache, saving 1.03g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.00g CO2 (first visit: 1.03g)
First visit
3729 KB
Repeat visit
16 KB

100% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 1.03g CO2 per returning visitor

79 resources served from cache · 1 resources re-downloaded

A+
Transfer Efficiency
96% efficient
PASS
96% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 96%
Only 153 KB of potential savings identified. Your page is well-optimized for size.
96% efficient

Total waste: 153 KB (4% of page weight)

Unused JS 153 KB

0.04g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 3729 KB
Theoretical minimum 3575 KB
Potential savings 153 KB (0.04g CO2)

See Deep Analysis sections above for specific optimizations.

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