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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
50
GRADE
F
FIX
3
REVIEW
2
PASS
1
INFO
0
Device:
Mobile Desktop
Checks
6
1 PASS 2 REVIEW 3 FIX
F
CO2 Per Page Load
Action
3.66g CO2 per view
FIX
3.66g CO2 per view
Critical::
3.66g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 12.9 MB, producing an estimated 3.66g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.68g, network 0.63g, end-user device 2.35g.
Got: 3.66g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 439.6 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 439.6 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 54950 smartphones.

3.66g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 5% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 12.9 MB

Your site
3.66g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.68g
Network
0.63g
End-user device
2.35g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 36.6 kg · Annual: 439.6 kg · ≈ 54950 smartphone charges
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::
Akamai: Committed to 50% renewable by 2030
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 Not identified✗CDN Akamai✗

Akamai: Committed to 50% renewable by 2030

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

F
Carbon Budget
Action
95th percentile
FIX
95th percentile
Warning::
3.66g 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

3.66g

95th percentile

Cleaner than 5% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 511% more
vs Target 633% more
B
Transfer Efficiency
87% efficient
REVIEW
87% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 87%
An estimated 1664 KB (13%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 1664 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.46g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
87% efficient

Total waste: 1664 KB (13% of page weight)

Unused JS 1664 KB

0.46g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 13246 KB
Theoretical minimum 11581 KB
Potential savings 1664 KB (0.46g 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
99% cached
PASS
99% cached
Info::
99% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 115 KB (vs 13246 KB first visit). 403 of 415 resources are served from browser cache, saving 3.63g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.03g CO2 (first visit: 3.66g)
First visit
13246 KB
Repeat visit
115 KB

99% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 3.63g CO2 per returning visitor

403 resources served from cache · 12 resources re-downloaded

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