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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
54
GRADE
F
FIX
3
REVIEW
1
PASS
2
INFO
0
Device:
Mobile Desktop
Checks
6
2 PASS 1 REVIEW 3 FIX
F
CO2 Per Page Load
Action
4.76g CO2 per view
FIX
4.76g CO2 per view
Critical::
4.76g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 16.8 MB, producing an estimated 4.76g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.88g, network 0.82g, end-user device 3.06g.
Got: 4.76g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 571.2 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 571.2 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 71404 smartphones.

4.76g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 5% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 16.8 MB

Your site
4.76g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.88g
Network
0.82g
End-user device
3.06g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 47.6 kg · Annual: 571.2 kg · ≈ 71404 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

F
Carbon Budget
Action
95th percentile
FIX
95th percentile
Warning::
4.76g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 5% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 95th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

4.76g

95th percentile

Cleaner than 5% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 693% more
vs Target 852% more
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 140 KB (vs 17212 KB first visit). 633 of 682 resources are served from browser cache, saving 4.72g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.04g CO2 (first visit: 4.76g)
First visit
17212 KB
Repeat visit
140 KB

99% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 4.72g CO2 per returning visitor

633 resources served from cache · 49 resources re-downloaded

A+
Transfer Efficiency
91% efficient
PASS
91% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 91%
Only 1624 KB of potential savings identified. Your page is well-optimized for size.
91% efficient

Total waste: 1624 KB (9% of page weight)

Unused JS 1624 KB

0.45g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 17212 KB
Theoretical minimum 15587 KB
Potential savings 1624 KB (0.45g CO2)

See Deep Analysis sections above for specific optimizations.

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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