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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
3
REVIEW
1
PASS
2
INFO
0
Device:
Mobile Desktop
Checks
6
2 PASS 1 REVIEW 3 FIX
F
CO2 Per Page Load
Action
5.13g CO2 per view
FIX
5.13g CO2 per view
Critical::
5.13g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 18.1 MB, producing an estimated 5.13g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.95g, network 0.89g, end-user device 3.29g.
Got: 5.13g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 615.5 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 615.5 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 76940 smartphones.

5.13g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 5% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 18.1 MB

Your site
5.13g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.95g
Network
0.89g
End-user device
3.29g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 51.3 kg · Annual: 615.5 kg · ≈ 76940 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 Snowplow Analytics✗CDN Not identified✗

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

F
Carbon Budget
Action
95th percentile
FIX
95th percentile
Warning::
5.13g 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

5.13g

95th percentile

Cleaner than 5% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 755% more
vs Target 926% 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 235 KB (vs 18546 KB first visit). 209 of 211 resources are served from browser cache, saving 5.06g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.07g CO2 (first visit: 5.13g)
First visit
18546 KB
Repeat visit
235 KB

99% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 5.06g CO2 per returning visitor

209 resources served from cache · 2 resources re-downloaded

A+
Transfer Efficiency
93% efficient
PASS
93% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 93%
Only 1319 KB of potential savings identified. Your page is well-optimized for size.
93% efficient

Total waste: 1319 KB (7% of page weight)

Unused JS 1319 KB

0.36g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 18546 KB
Theoretical minimum 17227 KB
Potential savings 1319 KB (0.36g CO2)

See Deep Analysis sections above for specific optimizations.

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