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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
1.61g CO2 per view
FIX
1.61g CO2 per view
Warning::
1.61g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 5.7 MB, producing an estimated 1.61g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.30g, network 0.28g, end-user device 1.03g.
Got: 1.61g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 192.8 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 192.8 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 24105 smartphones.

1.61g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 22% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 5.7 MB

Your site
1.61g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.30g
Network
0.28g
End-user device
1.03g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 16.1 kg · Annual: 192.8 kg · ≈ 24105 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
78th percentile
FIX
78th percentile
Warning::
1.61g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 22% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 78th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

1.61g

78th percentile

Cleaner than 22% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 168% more
vs Target 221% 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
99% cached
PASS
99% cached
Info::
99% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 74 KB (vs 5810 KB first visit). 111 of 112 resources are served from browser cache, saving 1.59g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.02g CO2 (first visit: 1.61g)
First visit
5810 KB
Repeat visit
74 KB

99% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 1.59g CO2 per returning visitor

111 resources served from cache · 1 resources re-downloaded

A+
Transfer Efficiency
94% efficient
PASS
94% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 94%
Only 336 KB of potential savings identified. Your page is well-optimized for size.
94% efficient

Total waste: 336 KB (6% of page weight)

Unused JS 336 KB

0.09g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 5810 KB
Theoretical minimum 5474 KB
Potential savings 336 KB (0.09g CO2)

See Deep Analysis sections above for specific optimizations.

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