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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
1.44g CO2 per view
FIX
1.44g CO2 per view
Warning::
1.44g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 5.1 MB, producing an estimated 1.44g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.27g, network 0.25g, end-user device 0.92g.
Got: 1.44g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 172.6 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 172.6 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 21580 smartphones.

1.44g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 27% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 5.1 MB

Your site
1.44g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.27g
Network
0.25g
End-user device
0.92g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 14.4 kg · Annual: 172.6 kg · ≈ 21580 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 WP Engine✗CDN Not identified✗

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

F
Carbon Budget
Action
73th percentile
FIX
73th percentile
Warning::
1.44g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 27% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 73th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

1.44g

73rd percentile

Cleaner than 27% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 140% more
vs Target 188% more
B
Transfer Efficiency
86% efficient
REVIEW
86% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 86%
An estimated 723 KB (14%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 723 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.20g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
86% efficient

Total waste: 723 KB (14% of page weight)

Unused JS 723 KB

0.20g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 5202 KB
Theoretical minimum 4478 KB
Potential savings 723 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
99% cached
PASS
99% cached
Info::
99% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 34 KB (vs 5202 KB first visit). 118 of 121 resources are served from browser cache, saving 1.43g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.01g CO2 (first visit: 1.44g)
First visit
5202 KB
Repeat visit
34 KB

99% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 1.43g CO2 per returning visitor

118 resources served from cache · 3 resources re-downloaded

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