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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
64
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 Snowplow Analytics✗CDN Not identified✗

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

D
Carbon Budget
Action
55th percentile
FIX
55th percentile
Warning::
0.80g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 45% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 55th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

0.80g

55th percentile

Cleaner than 45% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 33% more
vs Target 60% more
B
CO2 Per Page Load
0.80g CO2 per view
REVIEW
0.80g CO2 per view
Info::
0.80g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 2.8 MB, producing an estimated 0.80g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.15g, network 0.14g, end-user device 0.51g.
Got: 0.80g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 95.8 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 95.8 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 11969 smartphones.

0.80g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 45% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 2.8 MB

Your site
0.80g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.15g
Network
0.14g
End-user device
0.51g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 8.0 kg · Annual: 95.8 kg · ≈ 11969 smartphone charges
C
Transfer Efficiency
Action
64% efficient
REVIEW
64% efficient
Warning::
Transfer efficiency: 64%
An estimated 1043 KB (36%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 1043 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.29g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
64% efficient

Total waste: 1043 KB (36% of page weight)

Unused JS 1043 KB

0.29g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 2885 KB
Theoretical minimum 1842 KB
Potential savings 1043 KB (0.29g 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 96 KB (vs 2885 KB first visit). 169 of 176 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.77g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.03g CO2 (first visit: 0.80g)
First visit
2885 KB
Repeat visit
96 KB

97% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 0.77g CO2 per returning visitor

169 resources served from cache · 7 resources re-downloaded

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