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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
60
GRADE
D
FIX
3
REVIEW
1
PASS
2
INFO
0
Device:
Mobile Desktop
Checks
6
2 PASS 1 REVIEW 3 FIX
F
CO2 Per Page Load
Action
1.95g CO2 per view
FIX
1.95g CO2 per view
Warning::
1.95g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 6.9 MB, producing an estimated 1.95g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.36g, network 0.34g, end-user device 1.25g.
Got: 1.95g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 234.1 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 234.1 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 29267 smartphones.

1.95g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 12% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 6.9 MB

Your site
1.95g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.36g
Network
0.34g
End-user device
1.25g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 19.5 kg · Annual: 234.1 kg · ≈ 29267 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 Amazon Web Services✗CDN Not identified✗

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

F
Carbon Budget
Action
88th percentile
FIX
88th percentile
Warning::
1.95g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 12% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 88th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

1.95g

88th percentile

Cleaner than 12% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 225% more
vs Target 290% more
C
Green Hosting
Action
Whether the site is served from green-energy infrastructure
REVIEW

Green Hosting

No green hosting detected

A+
Repeat Visit Weight
100% cached
PASS
100% cached
Info::
100% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 10 KB (vs 7055 KB first visit). 92 of 93 resources are served from browser cache, saving 1.95g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.00g CO2 (first visit: 1.95g)
First visit
7055 KB
Repeat visit
10 KB

100% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 1.95g CO2 per returning visitor

92 resources served from cache · 1 resources re-downloaded

A+
Transfer Efficiency
96% efficient
PASS
96% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 96%
Only 287 KB of potential savings identified. Your page is well-optimized for size.
96% efficient

Total waste: 287 KB (4% of page weight)

Unused JS 287 KB

0.08g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 7055 KB
Theoretical minimum 6768 KB
Potential savings 287 KB (0.08g CO2)

See Deep Analysis sections above for specific optimizations.

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