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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
56
GRADE
D
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
1.58g CO2 per view
FIX
1.58g CO2 per view
Warning::
1.58g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 5.6 MB, producing an estimated 1.58g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.29g, network 0.27g, end-user device 1.01g.
Got: 1.58g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 189.1 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 189.1 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 23640 smartphones.

1.58g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 23% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 5.6 MB

Your site
1.58g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.29g
Network
0.27g
End-user device
1.01g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 15.8 kg · Annual: 189.1 kg · ≈ 23640 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
77th percentile
FIX
77th percentile
Warning::
1.58g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 23% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 77th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

1.58g

77th percentile

Cleaner than 23% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 163% more
vs Target 215% more
B
Transfer Efficiency
78% efficient
REVIEW
78% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 78%
An estimated 1247 KB (22%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 1247 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.35g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
78% efficient

Total waste: 1247 KB (22% of page weight)

Unused JS 1247 KB

0.35g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 5698 KB
Theoretical minimum 4450 KB
Potential savings 1247 KB (0.35g 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
98% cached
PASS
98% cached
Info::
98% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 93 KB (vs 5698 KB first visit). 277 of 289 resources are served from browser cache, saving 1.55g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.03g CO2 (first visit: 1.58g)
First visit
5698 KB
Repeat visit
93 KB

98% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 1.55g CO2 per returning visitor

277 resources served from cache · 12 resources re-downloaded

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