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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
68
GRADE
D
FIX
3
REVIEW
1
PASS
2
INFO
0
Checks
6
2 PASS 1 REVIEW 3 FIX
D
CO2 Per Page Load
Action
1.12g CO2 per view
FIX
1.12g CO2 per view
Warning::
1.12g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 4.0 MB, producing an estimated 1.12g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.21g, network 0.19g, end-user device 0.72g.
Got: 1.12g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 134.9 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 134.9 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 16860 smartphones.

1.12g

Carbon Footprint per page view

Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 36% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 4.0 MB

Your site
1.12g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.21g
Network
0.19g
End-user device
0.72g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 11.2 kg · Annual: 134.9 kg · ≈ 16860 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 AWSCDN 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
64th percentile
FIX
64th percentile
Warning::
1.12g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 36% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 64th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

1.12g

64th percentile

Cleaner than 36% of websites

Above the median website

vs Median 87% more
vs Target 125% 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 17 KB (vs 4064 KB first visit). 211 of 212 resources are served from browser cache, saving 1.12g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.00g CO2 (first visit: 1.12g)
First visit
4064 KB
Repeat visit
17 KB

100% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 1.12g CO2 per returning visitor

211 resources served from cache · 1 resources re-downloaded

A+
Transfer Efficiency
91% efficient
PASS
91% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 91%
Only 348 KB of potential savings identified. Your page is well-optimized for size.
91% efficient

Total waste: 348 KB (9% of page weight)

Unused JS 348 KB

0.10g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 4064 KB
Theoretical minimum 3715 KB
Potential savings 348 KB (0.10g CO2)

See Deep Analysis sections above for specific optimizations.

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