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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
92
GRADE
A
FIX
0
REVIEW
2
PASS
4
INFO
0
Checks
6
4 PASS 2 REVIEW
C
Transfer Efficiency
Action
70% efficient
REVIEW
70% efficient
Warning::
Transfer efficiency: 70%
An estimated 121 KB (30%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 121 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.03g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
70% efficient

Total waste: 121 KB (30% of page weight)

Unused JS 121 KB

0.03g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 404 KB
Theoretical minimum 282 KB
Potential savings 121 KB (0.03g 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+
CO2 Per Page Load
0.09g CO2 per view
PASS
0.09g CO2 per view
Info::
0.09g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 0.4 MB, producing an estimated 0.09g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.00g, network 0.02g, end-user device 0.07g.
Got: 0.09g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 11.2 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 11.2 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 1401 smartphones.
Info::
Green hosting reduces data center emissions

0.09g

Carbon Footprint per page view

Below sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 90% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 0.4 MB

Your site
0.09g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.00g
Network
0.02g
End-user device
0.07g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 0.9 kg · Annual: 11.2 kg · ≈ 1401 smartphone charges
A+
Green Hosting
Green (both)
PASS
Green (both)
Info::
Both hosting and CDN use renewable energy
Got: Hosting: GitHub Pages, CDN: Fastly
Info::
GitHub Pages: Hosted on Azure/GitHub with Microsoft carbon-negative commitment
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 GitHub PagesCDN Fastly

GitHub Pages: Hosted on Azure/GitHub with Microsoft carbon-negative commitment

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 5 KB (vs 404 KB first visit). 16 of 17 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.09g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.00g CO2 (first visit: 0.09g)
First visit
404 KB
Repeat visit
5 KB

99% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 0.09g CO2 per returning visitor

16 resources served from cache · 1 resources re-downloaded

A+
Carbon Budget
10th percentile
PASS
10th percentile
Info::
0.09g CO2 — below the sustainability target of 0.50g
Cleaner than an estimated 90% of websites analyzed. This page meets the Web Sustainability Guidelines target.
Info::
Estimated 10th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

0.09g

10th percentile

Cleaner than 90% of websites

Below the Web Sustainability Guidelines target

vs Median 84% cleaner ✓
vs Target 81% cleaner ✓
All checks on this page are automated. Results are estimates - run targeted manual reviews when the score affects a release decision.

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