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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
64
GRADE
D
FIX
3
REVIEW
2
PASS
1
INFO
0
Device:
Mobile Desktop
Checks
6
1 PASS 2 REVIEW 3 FIX
D
CO2 Per Page Load
Action
1.17g CO2 per view
FIX
1.17g CO2 per view
Warning::
1.17g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 4.1 MB, producing an estimated 1.17g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.22g, network 0.20g, end-user device 0.75g.
Got: 1.17g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 140.0 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 140.0 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 17505 smartphones.

1.17g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 34% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 4.1 MB

Your site
1.17g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.22g
Network
0.20g
End-user device
0.75g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 11.7 kg · Annual: 140.0 kg · ≈ 17505 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::
AWS: Renewable energy varies by region; committed to 100% by 2025
Info::
AWS CloudFront: Renewable varies by edge location
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 AWS✗CDN AWS CloudFront✗

AWS: Renewable energy varies by region; committed to 100% by 2025

AWS CloudFront: Renewable varies by edge location

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

D
Carbon Budget
Action
66th percentile
FIX
66th percentile
Warning::
1.17g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 34% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 66th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

1.17g

66th percentile

Cleaner than 34% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 95% more
vs Target 133% more
B
Transfer Efficiency
81% efficient
REVIEW
81% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 81%
An estimated 801 KB (19%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 801 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.22g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
81% efficient

Total waste: 801 KB (19% of page weight)

Unused JS 801 KB

0.22g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 4219 KB
Theoretical minimum 3418 KB
Potential savings 801 KB (0.22g 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
90% cached
PASS
90% cached
Info::
90% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 409 KB (vs 4219 KB first visit). 172 of 179 resources are served from browser cache, saving 1.05g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.11g CO2 (first visit: 1.17g)
First visit
4219 KB
Repeat visit
409 KB

90% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 1.05g CO2 per returning visitor

172 resources served from cache · 7 resources re-downloaded

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