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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
56
GRADE
D
FIX
3
REVIEW
2
PASS
1
INFO
0
Device:
Mobile Desktop
Checks
6
1 PASS 2 REVIEW 3 FIX
F
CO2 Per Page Load
Action
1.69g CO2 per view
FIX
1.69g CO2 per view
Warning::
1.69g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 6.0 MB, producing an estimated 1.69g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.31g, network 0.29g, end-user device 1.08g.
Got: 1.69g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 202.2 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 202.2 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 25279 smartphones.

1.69g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 19% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 6.0 MB

Your site
1.69g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.31g
Network
0.29g
End-user device
1.08g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 16.9 kg · Annual: 202.2 kg · ≈ 25279 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
81th percentile
FIX
81th percentile
Warning::
1.69g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 19% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 81th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

1.69g

81st percentile

Cleaner than 19% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 181% more
vs Target 237% more
B
Transfer Efficiency
76% efficient
REVIEW
76% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 76%
An estimated 1482 KB (24%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 1482 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.41g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
76% efficient

Total waste: 1482 KB (24% of page weight)

Unused JS 1482 KB

0.41g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 6093 KB
Theoretical minimum 4611 KB
Potential savings 1482 KB (0.41g 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
99% cached
PASS
99% cached
Info::
99% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 73 KB (vs 6093 KB first visit). 362 of 380 resources are served from browser cache, saving 1.66g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.02g CO2 (first visit: 1.69g)
First visit
6093 KB
Repeat visit
73 KB

99% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 1.66g CO2 per returning visitor

362 resources served from cache · 18 resources re-downloaded

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