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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
1.20g CO2 per view
FIX
1.20g CO2 per view
Warning::
1.20g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 4.2 MB, producing an estimated 1.20g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.22g, network 0.21g, end-user device 0.77g.
Got: 1.20g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 144.4 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 144.4 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 18050 smartphones.

1.20g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 33% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 4.2 MB

Your site
1.20g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.22g
Network
0.21g
End-user device
0.77g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 12.0 kg · Annual: 144.4 kg · ≈ 18050 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 Amazon Web Services✗CDN Not identified✗

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

D
Carbon Budget
Action
67th percentile
FIX
67th percentile
Warning::
1.20g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 33% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 67th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

1.20g

67th percentile

Cleaner than 33% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 101% more
vs Target 141% more
B
Transfer Efficiency
83% efficient
REVIEW
83% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 83%
An estimated 729 KB (17%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 729 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.20g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
83% efficient

Total waste: 729 KB (17% of page weight)

Unused JS 729 KB

0.20g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 4351 KB
Theoretical minimum 3621 KB
Potential savings 729 KB (0.20g 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 80 KB (vs 4351 KB first visit). 87 of 90 resources are served from browser cache, saving 1.18g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.02g CO2 (first visit: 1.20g)
First visit
4351 KB
Repeat visit
80 KB

98% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 1.18g CO2 per returning visitor

87 resources served from cache · 3 resources re-downloaded

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