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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
66
GRADE
D
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
52th percentile
FIX
52th percentile
Warning::
0.67g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 48% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 52th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

0.67g

52nd percentile

Cleaner than 48% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 12% more
vs Target 34% more
B
CO2 Per Page Load
0.67g CO2 per view
REVIEW
0.67g CO2 per view
Info::
0.67g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 2.4 MB, producing an estimated 0.67g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.12g, network 0.12g, end-user device 0.43g.
Got: 0.67g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 80.5 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 80.5 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 10057 smartphones.

0.67g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 48% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 2.4 MB

Your site
0.67g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.12g
Network
0.12g
End-user device
0.43g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 6.7 kg · Annual: 80.5 kg · ≈ 10057 smartphone charges
C
Transfer Efficiency
Action
70% efficient
REVIEW
70% efficient
Warning::
Transfer efficiency: 70%
An estimated 727 KB (30%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 727 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.20g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
70% efficient

Total waste: 727 KB (30% of page weight)

Unused JS 727 KB

0.20g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 2424 KB
Theoretical minimum 1696 KB
Potential savings 727 KB (0.20g 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
100% cached
PASS
100% cached
Info::
100% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 4 KB (vs 2424 KB first visit). 40 of 41 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.67g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.00g CO2 (first visit: 0.67g)
First visit
2424 KB
Repeat visit
4 KB

100% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 0.67g CO2 per returning visitor

40 resources served from cache · 1 resources re-downloaded

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