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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
8.29g CO2 per view
FIX
8.29g CO2 per view
Critical::
8.29g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 29.3 MB, producing an estimated 8.29g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 1.54g, network 1.43g, end-user device 5.32g.
Got: 8.29g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 994.8 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 994.8 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 124353 smartphones.

8.29g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 5% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 29.3 MB

Your site
8.29g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
1.54g
Network
1.43g
End-user device
5.32g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 82.9 kg · Annual: 994.8 kg · ≈ 124353 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 Snowplow Analytics✗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::
8.29g 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

8.29g

95th percentile

Cleaner than 5% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 1282% more
vs Target 1558% 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 121 KB (vs 29976 KB first visit). 279 of 282 resources are served from browser cache, saving 8.26g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.03g CO2 (first visit: 8.29g)
First visit
29976 KB
Repeat visit
121 KB

100% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 8.26g CO2 per returning visitor

279 resources served from cache · 3 resources re-downloaded

A+
Transfer Efficiency
99% efficient
PASS
99% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 99%
Only 276 KB of potential savings identified. Your page is well-optimized for size.
99% efficient

Total waste: 276 KB (1% of page weight)

Unused JS 276 KB

0.08g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 29976 KB
Theoretical minimum 29699 KB
Potential savings 276 KB (0.08g CO2)

See Deep Analysis sections above for specific optimizations.

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