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Sustainability

· 8 checks — CO2 emissions, green hosting, repeat-visit weight, carbon budget, and transfer efficiency rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
59
GRADE
D
FIX
3
REVIEW
2
PASS
2
INFO
1
Checks
8
2 PASS 2 REVIEW 3 FIX
F
CO2 Per Page Load
Action
12.68g CO2 per view
FIX
12.68g CO2 per view
Critical::
12.68g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 44.8 MB, producing an estimated 12.68g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 2.35g, network 2.19g, end-user device 8.14g.
Got: 12.68g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 1521.2 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 1521.2 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 190153 smartphones.

12.68g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 5% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 44.8 MB

Your site
12.68g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
2.35g
Network
2.19g
End-user device
8.14g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 126.8 kg · Annual: 1521.2 kg · ≈ 190153 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::
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 Apache HTTP Server✗CDN Not identified✗

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

F
Carbon Budget
Action
95th percentile
FIX
95th percentile
Warning::
12.68g 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

12.68g

95th percentile

Cleaner than 5% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 2013% more
vs Target 2435% more
B
Web Font Weight Variants
5 font weights loaded across 4 famil(y/ies)
REVIEW
5 font weights loaded across 4 famil(y/ies)
Info::
5 font weights loaded -- review whether all are used
5+ weights for a single page is often more than needed. Compare against the actual font-weight CSS rules in your stylesheets; trim weights that aren't applied to any element. Affected families: PT Sans, Roboto, Source Code Pro, Source Sans 3.
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 390 KB (vs 45837 KB first visit). 131 of 132 resources are served from browser cache, saving 12.57g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.11g CO2 (first visit: 12.68g)
First visit
45837 KB
Repeat visit
390 KB

99% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 12.57g CO2 per returning visitor

131 resources served from cache · 1 resources re-downloaded

A+
Transfer Efficiency
99% efficient
PASS
99% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 99%
Only 523 KB of potential savings identified. Your page is well-optimized for size.
99% efficient

Total waste: 523 KB (1% of page weight)

Unused JS 523 KB

0.14g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 45837 KB
Theoretical minimum 45314 KB
Potential savings 523 KB (0.14g CO2)

See Deep Analysis sections above for specific optimizations.

Image Optimization
96 images, 34001 KB total, 7596 KB wasted
INFO

Image Optimization Audit

Total Images

96

Total Size

34001 KB

Oversized

22

Wasted

7596 KB

10 missing alt text 96 missing dimensions 92 missing lazy loading
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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