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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
62
GRADE
D
FIX
2
REVIEW
2
PASS
2
INFO
0
Device:
Mobile Desktop
Checks
6
2 PASS 2 REVIEW 2 FIX
F
CO2 Per Page Load
Action
2.56g CO2 per view
FIX
2.56g CO2 per view
Critical::
2.56g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 10.8 MB, producing an estimated 2.56g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.06g, network 0.53g, end-user device 1.96g.
Got: 2.56g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 306.8 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 306.8 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 38350 smartphones.
Info::
Green hosting reduces data center emissions

2.56g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 5% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 10.8 MB

Your site
2.56g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.06g
Network
0.53g
End-user device
1.96g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 25.6 kg · Annual: 306.8 kg · ≈ 38350 smartphone charges
F
Carbon Budget
Action
95th percentile
FIX
95th percentile
Warning::
2.56g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 5% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 95th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

2.56g

95th percentile

Cleaner than 5% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 326% more
vs Target 411% more
B
Transfer Efficiency
84% efficient
REVIEW
84% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 84%
An estimated 1792 KB (16%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 1792 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.41g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
84% efficient

Total waste: 1792 KB (16% of page weight)

Unused JS 1792 KB

0.41g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 11061 KB
Theoretical minimum 9268 KB
Potential savings 1792 KB (0.41g 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
100% cached
PASS
100% cached
Info::
100% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 41 KB (vs 11061 KB first visit). 136 of 141 resources are served from browser cache, saving 2.55g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.01g CO2 (first visit: 2.56g)
First visit
11061 KB
Repeat visit
41 KB

100% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 2.55g CO2 per returning visitor

136 resources served from cache · 5 resources re-downloaded

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