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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
73
GRADE
C
FIX
2
REVIEW
2
PASS
2
INFO
0
Device:
Mobile Desktop
Checks
6
2 PASS 2 REVIEW 2 FIX
D
CO2 Per Page Load
Action
0.99g CO2 per view
FIX
0.99g CO2 per view
Info::
0.99g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 4.2 MB, producing an estimated 0.99g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.02g, network 0.20g, end-user device 0.76g.
Got: 0.99g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 118.6 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 118.6 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 14821 smartphones.
Info::
Green hosting reduces data center emissions

0.99g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 39% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 4.2 MB

Your site
0.99g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.02g
Network
0.20g
End-user device
0.76g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 9.9 kg · Annual: 118.6 kg · ≈ 14821 smartphone charges
D
Carbon Budget
Action
61th percentile
FIX
61th percentile
Warning::
0.99g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 39% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 61th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

0.99g

61st percentile

Cleaner than 39% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 65% more
vs Target 98% more
B
Transfer Efficiency
89% efficient
REVIEW
89% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 89%
An estimated 473 KB (11%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 473 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.11g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
89% efficient

Total waste: 473 KB (11% of page weight)

Unused JS 473 KB

0.11g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 4274 KB
Theoretical minimum 3801 KB
Potential savings 473 KB (0.11g CO2)

See Deep Analysis sections above for specific optimizations.

C
Green Hosting
Action
Whether the site is served from green-energy infrastructure
REVIEW

Green Hosting

No green hosting detected

A
Green Hosting
Green (cdn)
PASS
Green (cdn)
Info::
Vercel CDN uses renewable energy
Since most traffic is served through the CDN, the majority of data transfer energy is renewable.
Info::
Vercel: Hosted on AWS/Google Cloud with renewable energy commitments
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 Hosting✓ Green Hosted
Hosting Next.js✗CDN Vercel✓

Vercel: Hosted on AWS/Google Cloud with renewable energy commitments

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

A+
Repeat Visit Weight
99% cached
PASS
99% cached
Info::
99% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 34 KB (vs 4274 KB first visit). 172 of 175 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.98g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.01g CO2 (first visit: 0.99g)
First visit
4274 KB
Repeat visit
34 KB

99% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 0.98g CO2 per returning visitor

172 resources served from cache · 3 resources re-downloaded

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