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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
55
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
2.14g CO2 per view
FIX
2.14g CO2 per view
Critical::
2.14g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 7.6 MB, producing an estimated 2.14g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.40g, network 0.37g, end-user device 1.38g.
Got: 2.14g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 257.3 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 257.3 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 32167 smartphones.

2.14g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 5% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 7.6 MB

Your site
2.14g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.40g
Network
0.37g
End-user device
1.38g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 21.4 kg · Annual: 257.3 kg · ≈ 32167 smartphone charges
D
Green Hosting
Action
Unknown
FIX
Unknown
Info::
Hosting provider could not be identified
Without knowing the provider, we cannot determine their energy sourcing. Check with your hosting provider about their renewable energy commitments.
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 HostingUnable to Determine
Hosting Not identified✗CDN Not identified✗

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

F
Carbon Budget
Action
95th percentile
FIX
95th percentile
Warning::
2.14g 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

2.14g

95th percentile

Cleaner than 5% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 257% more
vs Target 329% more
B
Transfer Efficiency
83% efficient
REVIEW
83% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 83%
An estimated 1282 KB (17%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 1282 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.35g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
83% efficient

Total waste: 1282 KB (17% of page weight)

Unused JS 1282 KB

0.35g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 7754 KB
Theoretical minimum 6471 KB
Potential savings 1282 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
100% cached
PASS
100% cached
Info::
100% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 37 KB (vs 7754 KB first visit). 207 of 217 resources are served from browser cache, saving 2.13g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.01g CO2 (first visit: 2.14g)
First visit
7754 KB
Repeat visit
37 KB

100% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 2.13g CO2 per returning visitor

207 resources served from cache · 10 resources re-downloaded

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