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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
76
GRADE
C
FIX
1
REVIEW
2
PASS
3
INFO
0
Device:
Mobile Desktop
Checks
6
3 PASS 2 REVIEW 1 FIX
D
Carbon Budget
Action
52th percentile
FIX
52th percentile
Warning::
0.70g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 48% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 52th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

0.70g

52nd percentile

Cleaner than 48% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 16% more
vs Target 40% more
B
CO2 Per Page Load
0.70g CO2 per view
REVIEW
0.70g CO2 per view
Info::
0.70g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 3.0 MB, producing an estimated 0.70g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.02g, network 0.14g, end-user device 0.54g.
Got: 0.70g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 83.9 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 83.9 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 10481 smartphones.
Info::
Green hosting reduces data center emissions

0.70g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 48% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 3.0 MB

Your site
0.70g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.02g
Network
0.14g
End-user device
0.54g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 7.0 kg · Annual: 83.9 kg · ≈ 10481 smartphone charges
C
Transfer Efficiency
Action
70% efficient
REVIEW
70% efficient
Warning::
Transfer efficiency: 70%
An estimated 910 KB (30%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 910 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.21g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
70% efficient

Total waste: 910 KB (30% of page weight)

Unused JS 910 KB

0.21g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 3023 KB
Theoretical minimum 2113 KB
Potential savings 910 KB (0.21g CO2)

See Deep Analysis sections above for specific optimizations.

A+
Green Hosting
Green (both)
PASS
Green (both)
Info::
Both hosting and CDN use renewable energy
Got: Hosting: Snowplow Analytics, CDN: Cloudflare
Info::
Snowplow Analytics: Verified by the Green Web Foundation
Info::
Cloudflare: 100% renewable energy for global network since 2019
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 Snowplow Analytics✓CDN Cloudflare✓

Snowplow Analytics: Verified by the Green Web Foundation

Cloudflare: 100% renewable energy for global network since 2019

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

A+
Repeat Visit Weight
97% cached
PASS
97% cached
Info::
97% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 79 KB (vs 3023 KB first visit). 177 of 181 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.68g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.02g CO2 (first visit: 0.70g)
First visit
3023 KB
Repeat visit
79 KB

97% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 0.68g CO2 per returning visitor

177 resources served from cache · 4 resources re-downloaded

A+
Green Hosting
Whether the site is served from green-energy infrastructure
PASS

Green Hosting

This site is hosted on green energy infrastructure

Provider: Cloudflare

All checks on this page are automated. Results are estimates - run targeted manual reviews when the score affects a release decision.

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