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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
50
GRADE
F
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
7.32g CO2 per view
FIX
7.32g CO2 per view
Critical::
7.32g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 25.9 MB, producing an estimated 7.32g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 1.36g, network 1.27g, end-user device 4.70g.
Got: 7.32g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 879.0 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 879.0 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 109874 smartphones.

7.32g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 5% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 25.9 MB

Your site
7.32g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
1.36g
Network
1.27g
End-user device
4.70g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 73.2 kg · Annual: 879.0 kg · ≈ 109874 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::
Akamai: Committed to 50% renewable by 2030
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 Not identified✗CDN Akamai✗

Akamai: Committed to 50% renewable by 2030

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

F
Carbon Budget
Action
95th percentile
FIX
95th percentile
Warning::
7.32g 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

7.32g

95th percentile

Cleaner than 5% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 1121% more
vs Target 1365% 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
100% cached
PASS
100% cached
Info::
100% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 43 KB (vs 26485 KB first visit). 206 of 208 resources are served from browser cache, saving 7.31g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.01g CO2 (first visit: 7.32g)
First visit
26485 KB
Repeat visit
43 KB

100% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 7.31g CO2 per returning visitor

206 resources served from cache · 2 resources re-downloaded

A+
Transfer Efficiency
93% efficient
PASS
93% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 93%
Only 1843 KB of potential savings identified. Your page is well-optimized for size.
93% efficient

Total waste: 1843 KB (7% of page weight)

Unused JS 1843 KB

0.51g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 26485 KB
Theoretical minimum 24642 KB
Potential savings 1843 KB (0.51g CO2)

See Deep Analysis sections above for specific optimizations.

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