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Sustainability

· 8 checks — CO2 emissions, green hosting, repeat-visit weight, carbon budget, and transfer efficiency rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
70
GRADE
C
FIX
3
REVIEW
2
PASS
2
INFO
1
Device:
Mobile Desktop
Checks
8
2 PASS 2 REVIEW 3 FIX
D
CO2 Per Page Load
Action
1.06g CO2 per view
FIX
1.06g CO2 per view
Warning::
1.06g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 3.8 MB, producing an estimated 1.06g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.20g, network 0.18g, end-user device 0.68g.
Got: 1.06g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 127.5 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 127.5 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 15935 smartphones.

1.06g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 37% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 3.8 MB

Your site
1.06g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.20g
Network
0.18g
End-user device
0.68g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 10.6 kg · Annual: 127.5 kg · ≈ 15935 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::
Azure: Microsoft is carbon-negative; Azure renewable varies by region
Info::
Azure CDN: Inherits Azure regional renewable mix
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 Azure✗CDN Azure CDN✗

Azure: Microsoft is carbon-negative; Azure renewable varies by region

Azure CDN: Inherits Azure regional renewable mix

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

D
Carbon Budget
Action
63th percentile
FIX
63th percentile
Warning::
1.06g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 37% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 63th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

1.06g

63rd percentile

Cleaner than 37% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 77% more
vs Target 112% more
B
Transfer Efficiency
77% efficient
REVIEW
77% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 77%
An estimated 886 KB (23%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 886 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.25g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
77% efficient

Total waste: 886 KB (23% of page weight)

Unused JS 886 KB

0.25g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 3841 KB
Theoretical minimum 2954 KB
Potential savings 886 KB (0.25g 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
99% cached
PASS
99% cached
Info::
99% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 28 KB (vs 3841 KB first visit). 96 of 99 resources are served from browser cache, saving 1.05g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.01g CO2 (first visit: 1.06g)
First visit
3841 KB
Repeat visit
28 KB

99% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 1.05g CO2 per returning visitor

96 resources served from cache · 3 resources re-downloaded

A+
Web Font Weight Variants
1 font weights loaded across 1 famil(y/ies) -- reasonable
PASS
1 font weights loaded across 1 famil(y/ies) -- reasonable
Info::
1 font weight(s) loaded across 1 famil(y/ies)
Image Optimization
22 images, 45 KB total, 0 KB wasted
INFO

Image Optimization Audit

Total Images

22

Total Size

45 KB

11 missing dimensions 17 missing lazy loading
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