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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
57
GRADE
D
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
2.45g CO2 per view
FIX
2.45g CO2 per view
Critical::
2.45g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 8.7 MB, producing an estimated 2.45g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.45g, network 0.42g, end-user device 1.58g.
Got: 2.45g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 294.5 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 294.5 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 36814 smartphones.

2.45g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 5% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 8.7 MB

Your site
2.45g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.45g
Network
0.42g
End-user device
1.58g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 24.5 kg · Annual: 294.5 kg · ≈ 36814 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 Apache HTTP Server✗CDN Not identified✗

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

F
Carbon Budget
Action
95th percentile
FIX
95th percentile
Warning::
2.45g 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

2.45g

95th percentile

Cleaner than 5% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 309% more
vs Target 391% 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
98% cached
PASS
98% cached
Info::
98% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 160 KB (vs 8874 KB first visit). 111 of 113 resources are served from browser cache, saving 2.41g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.04g CO2 (first visit: 2.45g)
First visit
8874 KB
Repeat visit
160 KB

98% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 2.41g CO2 per returning visitor

111 resources served from cache · 2 resources re-downloaded

A+
Transfer Efficiency
99% efficient
PASS
99% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 99%
Only 61 KB of potential savings identified. Your page is well-optimized for size.
99% efficient

Total waste: 61 KB (1% of page weight)

Unused JS 61 KB

0.02g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 8874 KB
Theoretical minimum 8812 KB
Potential savings 61 KB (0.02g 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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