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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
2
REVIEW
3
PASS
1
INFO
0
Device:
Mobile Desktop
Checks
6
1 PASS 3 REVIEW 2 FIX
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 Next.js✗CDN Not identified✗

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

D
Carbon Budget
Action
54th percentile
FIX
54th percentile
Warning::
0.75g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 46% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 54th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

0.75g

54th percentile

Cleaner than 46% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 25% more
vs Target 50% more
B
CO2 Per Page Load
0.75g CO2 per view
REVIEW
0.75g CO2 per view
Info::
0.75g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 2.6 MB, producing an estimated 0.75g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.14g, network 0.13g, end-user device 0.48g.
Got: 0.75g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 89.8 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 89.8 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 11219 smartphones.

0.75g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 46% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 2.6 MB

Your site
0.75g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.14g
Network
0.13g
End-user device
0.48g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 7.5 kg · Annual: 89.8 kg · ≈ 11219 smartphone charges
B
Transfer Efficiency
75% efficient
REVIEW
75% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 75%
An estimated 666 KB (25%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 666 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.18g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
75% efficient

Total waste: 666 KB (25% of page weight)

Unused JS 666 KB

0.18g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 2704 KB
Theoretical minimum 2038 KB
Potential savings 666 KB (0.18g 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+
Repeat Visit Weight
97% cached
PASS
97% cached
Info::
97% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 74 KB (vs 2704 KB first visit). 98 of 102 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.73g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.02g CO2 (first visit: 0.75g)
First visit
2704 KB
Repeat visit
74 KB

97% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 0.73g CO2 per returning visitor

98 resources served from cache · 4 resources re-downloaded

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