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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
1.19g CO2 per view
FIX
1.19g CO2 per view
Warning::
1.19g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 4.2 MB, producing an estimated 1.19g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.22g, network 0.21g, end-user device 0.76g.
Got: 1.19g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 142.3 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 142.3 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 17793 smartphones.

1.19g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 34% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 4.2 MB

Your site
1.19g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.22g
Network
0.21g
End-user device
0.76g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 11.9 kg · Annual: 142.3 kg · ≈ 17793 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

D
Carbon Budget
Action
66th percentile
FIX
66th percentile
Warning::
1.19g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 34% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 66th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

1.19g

66th percentile

Cleaner than 34% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 98% more
vs Target 137% more
B
Transfer Efficiency
88% efficient
REVIEW
88% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 88%
An estimated 518 KB (12%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 518 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.14g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
88% efficient

Total waste: 518 KB (12% of page weight)

Unused JS 518 KB

0.14g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 4289 KB
Theoretical minimum 3771 KB
Potential savings 518 KB (0.14g 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
97% cached
PASS
97% cached
Info::
97% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 116 KB (vs 4289 KB first visit). 132 of 137 resources are served from browser cache, saving 1.15g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.03g CO2 (first visit: 1.19g)
First visit
4289 KB
Repeat visit
116 KB

97% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 1.15g CO2 per returning visitor

132 resources served from cache · 5 resources re-downloaded

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