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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
52
GRADE
F
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
1.88g CO2 per view
FIX
1.88g CO2 per view
Warning::
1.88g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 6.7 MB, producing an estimated 1.88g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.35g, network 0.33g, end-user device 1.21g.
Got: 1.88g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 226.0 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 226.0 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 28253 smartphones.

1.88g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 14% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 6.7 MB

Your site
1.88g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.35g
Network
0.33g
End-user device
1.21g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 18.8 kg · Annual: 226.0 kg · ≈ 28253 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
86th percentile
FIX
86th percentile
Warning::
1.88g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 14% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 86th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

1.88g

86th percentile

Cleaner than 14% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 214% more
vs Target 277% more
C
Transfer Efficiency
Action
65% efficient
REVIEW
65% efficient
Warning::
Transfer efficiency: 65%
An estimated 2415 KB (35%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 2415 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.67g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
65% efficient

Total waste: 2415 KB (35% of page weight)

Unused JS 2415 KB

0.67g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 6810 KB
Theoretical minimum 4395 KB
Potential savings 2415 KB (0.67g 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
97% cached
PASS
97% cached
Info::
97% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 209 KB (vs 6810 KB first visit). 168 of 170 resources are served from browser cache, saving 1.83g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.06g CO2 (first visit: 1.88g)
First visit
6810 KB
Repeat visit
209 KB

97% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 1.83g CO2 per returning visitor

168 resources served from cache · 2 resources re-downloaded

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