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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
56
GRADE
D
FIX
4
REVIEW
1
PASS
1
INFO
0
Device:
Mobile Desktop
Checks
6
1 PASS 1 REVIEW 4 FIX
D
CO2 Per Page Load
Action
0.89g CO2 per view
FIX
0.89g CO2 per view
Info::
0.89g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 3.1 MB, producing an estimated 0.89g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.17g, network 0.15g, end-user device 0.57g.
Got: 0.89g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 107.0 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 107.0 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 13377 smartphones.

0.89g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 42% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 3.1 MB

Your site
0.89g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.17g
Network
0.15g
End-user device
0.57g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 8.9 kg · Annual: 107.0 kg · ≈ 13377 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

D
Carbon Budget
Action
58th percentile
FIX
58th percentile
Warning::
0.89g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 42% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 58th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

0.89g

58th percentile

Cleaner than 42% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 49% more
vs Target 78% more
D
Transfer Efficiency
Action
59% efficient
FIX
59% efficient
Warning::
Transfer efficiency: 59%
An estimated 1307 KB (41%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 1307 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.36g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
59% efficient

Total waste: 1307 KB (41% of page weight)

Unused JS 1307 KB

0.36g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 3224 KB
Theoretical minimum 1917 KB
Potential savings 1307 KB (0.36g 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
98% cached
PASS
98% cached
Info::
98% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 71 KB (vs 3224 KB first visit). 113 of 115 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.87g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.02g CO2 (first visit: 0.89g)
First visit
3224 KB
Repeat visit
71 KB

98% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 0.87g CO2 per returning visitor

113 resources served from cache · 2 resources re-downloaded

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