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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
Device:
Mobile Desktop
Checks
6
1 PASS 2 REVIEW 3 FIX
D
CO2 Per Page Load
Action
1.47g CO2 per view
FIX
1.47g CO2 per view
Warning::
1.47g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 5.2 MB, producing an estimated 1.47g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.27g, network 0.25g, end-user device 0.95g.
Got: 1.47g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 176.8 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 176.8 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 22098 smartphones.

1.47g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 26% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 5.2 MB

Your site
1.47g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.27g
Network
0.25g
End-user device
0.95g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 14.7 kg · Annual: 176.8 kg · ≈ 22098 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 WordPress VIP✗CDN Not identified✗

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

F
Carbon Budget
Action
74th percentile
FIX
74th percentile
Warning::
1.47g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 26% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 74th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

1.47g

74th percentile

Cleaner than 26% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 146% more
vs Target 195% more
B
Transfer Efficiency
82% efficient
REVIEW
82% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 82%
An estimated 966 KB (18%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 966 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.27g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
82% efficient

Total waste: 966 KB (18% of page weight)

Unused JS 966 KB

0.27g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 5326 KB
Theoretical minimum 4360 KB
Potential savings 966 KB (0.27g 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
89% cached
PASS
89% cached
Info::
89% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 563 KB (vs 5326 KB first visit). 428 of 454 resources are served from browser cache, saving 1.32g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.16g CO2 (first visit: 1.47g)
First visit
5326 KB
Repeat visit
563 KB

89% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 1.32g CO2 per returning visitor

428 resources served from cache · 26 resources re-downloaded

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