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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
74
GRADE
C
FIX
1
REVIEW
2
PASS
3
INFO
0
Checks
6
3 PASS 2 REVIEW 1 FIX
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 GoDaddyCDN Not identified

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

C
Transfer Efficiency
Action
73% efficient
REVIEW
73% efficient
Warning::
Transfer efficiency: 73%
An estimated 332 KB (27%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 332 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.09g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
73% efficient

Total waste: 332 KB (27% of page weight)

Unused JS 332 KB

0.09g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 1235 KB
Theoretical minimum 903 KB
Potential savings 332 KB (0.09g 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
CO2 Per Page Load
0.34g CO2 per view
PASS
0.34g CO2 per view
Info::
0.34g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 1.2 MB, producing an estimated 0.34g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.06g, network 0.06g, end-user device 0.22g.
Got: 0.34g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 41.0 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 41.0 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 5126 smartphones.

0.34g

Carbon Footprint per page view

Below sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 76% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 1.2 MB

Your site
0.34g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.06g
Network
0.06g
End-user device
0.22g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 3.4 kg · Annual: 41.0 kg · ≈ 5126 smartphone charges
A+
Repeat Visit Weight
99% cached
PASS
99% cached
Info::
99% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 15 KB (vs 1235 KB first visit). 61 of 64 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.34g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.00g CO2 (first visit: 0.34g)
First visit
1235 KB
Repeat visit
15 KB

99% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 0.34g CO2 per returning visitor

61 resources served from cache · 3 resources re-downloaded

A
Carbon Budget
24th percentile
PASS
24th percentile
Info::
0.34g CO2 — below the sustainability target of 0.50g
Cleaner than an estimated 76% of websites analyzed. This page meets the Web Sustainability Guidelines target.
Info::
Estimated 24th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

0.34g

24th percentile

Cleaner than 76% of websites

Below the Web Sustainability Guidelines target

vs Median 43% cleaner ✓
vs Target 32% cleaner ✓
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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