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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
2
PASS
1
INFO
0
Checks
6
1 PASS 2 REVIEW 3 FIX
D
CO2 Per Page Load
Action
1.36g CO2 per view
FIX
1.36g CO2 per view
Warning::
1.36g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 4.8 MB, producing an estimated 1.36g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.25g, network 0.23g, end-user device 0.87g.
Got: 1.36g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 162.7 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 162.7 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 20334 smartphones.

1.36g

Carbon Footprint per page view

Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 29% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 4.8 MB

Your site
1.36g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.25g
Network
0.23g
End-user device
0.87g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 13.6 kg · Annual: 162.7 kg · ≈ 20334 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::
AWS: Renewable energy varies by region; committed to 100% by 2025
Info::
AWS CloudFront: Renewable varies by edge location
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 AWSCDN AWS CloudFront

AWS: Renewable energy varies by region; committed to 100% by 2025

AWS CloudFront: Renewable varies by edge location

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

F
Carbon Budget
Action
71th percentile
FIX
71th percentile
Warning::
1.36g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 29% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 71th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

1.36g

71st percentile

Cleaner than 29% of websites

Above the median website

vs Median 126% more
vs Target 171% more
C
Transfer Efficiency
Action
70% efficient
REVIEW
70% efficient
Warning::
Transfer efficiency: 70%
An estimated 1473 KB (30%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 1473 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.41g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
70% efficient

Total waste: 1473 KB (30% of page weight)

Unused JS 1473 KB

0.41g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 4901 KB
Theoretical minimum 3428 KB
Potential savings 1473 KB (0.41g 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
98% cached
PASS
98% cached
Info::
98% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 81 KB (vs 4901 KB first visit). 213 of 224 resources are served from browser cache, saving 1.33g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.02g CO2 (first visit: 1.36g)
First visit
4901 KB
Repeat visit
81 KB

98% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 1.33g CO2 per returning visitor

213 resources served from cache · 11 resources re-downloaded

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