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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
70
GRADE
C
FIX
2
REVIEW
3
PASS
1
INFO
0
Device:
Mobile Desktop
Checks
6
1 PASS 3 REVIEW 2 FIX
D
Green Hosting
Action
Unknown
FIX
Unknown
Info::
Hosting provider could not be identified
Without knowing the provider, we cannot determine their energy sourcing. Check with your hosting provider about their renewable energy commitments.
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 HostingUnable to Determine
Hosting Not identified✗CDN Not identified✗

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

D
Carbon Budget
Action
53th percentile
FIX
53th percentile
Warning::
0.73g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 47% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 53th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

0.73g

53rd percentile

Cleaner than 47% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 22% more
vs Target 46% more
B
CO2 Per Page Load
0.73g CO2 per view
REVIEW
0.73g CO2 per view
Info::
0.73g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 2.6 MB, producing an estimated 0.73g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.14g, network 0.13g, end-user device 0.47g.
Got: 0.73g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 87.6 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 87.6 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 10953 smartphones.

0.73g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 47% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 2.6 MB

Your site
0.73g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.14g
Network
0.13g
End-user device
0.47g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 7.3 kg · Annual: 87.6 kg · ≈ 10953 smartphone charges
B
Transfer Efficiency
85% efficient
REVIEW
85% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 85%
An estimated 389 KB (15%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 389 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.11g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
85% efficient

Total waste: 389 KB (15% of page weight)

Unused JS 389 KB

0.11g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 2640 KB
Theoretical minimum 2250 KB
Potential savings 389 KB (0.11g 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 13 KB (vs 2640 KB first visit). 67 of 68 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.73g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.00g CO2 (first visit: 0.73g)
First visit
2640 KB
Repeat visit
13 KB

99% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 0.73g CO2 per returning visitor

67 resources served from cache · 1 resources re-downloaded

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