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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
41
GRADE
F
FIX
4
REVIEW
1
PASS
1
INFO
0
Device:
Mobile Desktop
Checks
6
1 PASS 1 REVIEW 4 FIX
F
CO2 Per Page Load
Action
2.37g CO2 per view
FIX
2.37g CO2 per view
Critical::
2.37g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 8.4 MB, producing an estimated 2.37g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.44g, network 0.41g, end-user device 1.52g.
Got: 2.37g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 283.9 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 283.9 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 35489 smartphones.

2.37g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 5% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 8.4 MB

Your site
2.37g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.44g
Network
0.41g
End-user device
1.52g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 23.7 kg · Annual: 283.9 kg · ≈ 35489 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 AWS✗CDN 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
95th percentile
FIX
95th percentile
Warning::
2.37g 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

2.37g

95th percentile

Cleaner than 5% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 294% more
vs Target 373% more
D
Transfer Efficiency
Action
47% efficient
FIX
47% efficient
Critical::
Transfer efficiency: 47%
An estimated 4536 KB (53%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 4536 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 1.25g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
47% efficient

Total waste: 4536 KB (53% of page weight)

Unused JS 4536 KB

1.25g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 8555 KB
Theoretical minimum 4018 KB
Potential savings 4536 KB (1.25g 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 142 KB (vs 8555 KB first visit). 514 of 523 resources are served from browser cache, saving 2.33g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.04g CO2 (first visit: 2.37g)
First visit
8555 KB
Repeat visit
142 KB

98% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 2.33g CO2 per returning visitor

514 resources served from cache · 9 resources re-downloaded

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