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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
84
GRADE
B
FIX
0
REVIEW
4
PASS
2
INFO
0
Device:
Mobile Desktop
Checks
6
2 PASS 4 REVIEW
B
CO2 Per Page Load
0.51g CO2 per view
REVIEW
0.51g CO2 per view
Info::
0.51g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 2.1 MB, producing an estimated 0.51g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.01g, network 0.10g, end-user device 0.39g.
Got: 0.51g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 60.9 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 60.9 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 7608 smartphones.
Info::
Green hosting reduces data center emissions

0.51g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 60% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 2.1 MB

Your site
0.51g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.01g
Network
0.10g
End-user device
0.39g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 5.1 kg · Annual: 60.9 kg · ≈ 7608 smartphone charges
B
Carbon Budget
40th percentile
REVIEW
40th percentile
Info::
0.51g CO2 — below the median website (0.60g)
Better than an estimated 60% of websites, but above the sustainability target of 0.50g. Reducing page weight would help reach the target.
Info::
Estimated 40th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

0.51g

40th percentile

Cleaner than 60% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 15% cleaner ✓
vs Target 1% more
B
Transfer Efficiency
80% efficient
REVIEW
80% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 80%
An estimated 432 KB (20%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 432 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.10g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
80% efficient

Total waste: 432 KB (20% of page weight)

Unused JS 432 KB

0.10g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 2194 KB
Theoretical minimum 1762 KB
Potential savings 432 KB (0.10g 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
Green Hosting
Green (cdn)
PASS
Green (cdn)
Info::
Fastly CDN uses renewable energy
Since most traffic is served through the CDN, the majority of data transfer energy is renewable.
Info::
Fastly: 100% renewable energy for edge network
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 Hosting✓ Green Hosted
Hosting Pantheon✗CDN Fastly✓

Fastly: 100% renewable energy for edge network

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

A+
Repeat Visit Weight
99% cached
PASS
99% cached
Info::
99% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 31 KB (vs 2194 KB first visit). 109 of 114 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.50g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.01g CO2 (first visit: 0.51g)
First visit
2194 KB
Repeat visit
31 KB

99% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 0.50g CO2 per returning visitor

109 resources served from cache · 5 resources re-downloaded

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