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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
54
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
16.13g CO2 per view
FIX
16.13g CO2 per view
Critical::
16.13g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 57.0 MB, producing an estimated 16.13g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 2.99g, network 2.79g, end-user device 10.36g.
Got: 16.13g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 1935.7 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 1935.7 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 241968 smartphones.

16.13g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 5% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 57.0 MB

Your site
16.13g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
2.99g
Network
2.79g
End-user device
10.36g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 161.3 kg · Annual: 1935.7 kg · ≈ 241968 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 Amazon Web Services✗CDN Not identified✗

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

F
Carbon Budget
Action
95th percentile
FIX
95th percentile
Warning::
16.13g 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

16.13g

95th percentile

Cleaner than 5% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 2589% more
vs Target 3126% 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
99% cached
PASS
99% cached
Info::
99% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 524 KB (vs 58327 KB first visit). 232 of 245 resources are served from browser cache, saving 15.99g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.14g CO2 (first visit: 16.13g)
First visit
58327 KB
Repeat visit
524 KB

99% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 15.99g CO2 per returning visitor

232 resources served from cache · 13 resources re-downloaded

A+
Transfer Efficiency
97% efficient
PASS
97% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 97%
Only 1566 KB of potential savings identified. Your page is well-optimized for size.
97% efficient

Total waste: 1566 KB (3% of page weight)

Unused JS 1566 KB

0.43g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 58327 KB
Theoretical minimum 56760 KB
Potential savings 1566 KB (0.43g CO2)

See Deep Analysis sections above for specific optimizations.

All checks on this page are automated. Results are estimates - run targeted manual reviews when the score affects a release decision.

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