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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
1.68g CO2 per view
FIX
1.68g CO2 per view
Warning::
1.68g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 5.9 MB, producing an estimated 1.68g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.31g, network 0.29g, end-user device 1.08g.
Got: 1.68g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 202.2 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 202.2 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 25271 smartphones.

1.68g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 20% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 5.9 MB

Your site
1.68g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.31g
Network
0.29g
End-user device
1.08g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 16.8 kg · Annual: 202.2 kg · ≈ 25271 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
80th percentile
FIX
80th percentile
Warning::
1.68g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 20% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 80th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

1.68g

80th percentile

Cleaner than 20% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 181% more
vs Target 237% more
B
Transfer Efficiency
82% efficient
REVIEW
82% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 82%
An estimated 1112 KB (18%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 1112 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.31g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
82% efficient

Total waste: 1112 KB (18% of page weight)

Unused JS 1112 KB

0.31g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 6091 KB
Theoretical minimum 4979 KB
Potential savings 1112 KB (0.31g 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 43 KB (vs 6091 KB first visit). 169 of 171 resources are served from browser cache, saving 1.67g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.01g CO2 (first visit: 1.68g)
First visit
6091 KB
Repeat visit
43 KB

99% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 1.67g CO2 per returning visitor

169 resources served from cache · 2 resources re-downloaded

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