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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
1.00g CO2 per view
FIX
1.00g CO2 per view
Info::
1.00g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 3.5 MB, producing an estimated 1.00g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.18g, network 0.17g, end-user device 0.64g.
Got: 1.00g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 119.9 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 119.9 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 14982 smartphones.

1.00g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 39% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 3.5 MB

Your site
1.00g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.18g
Network
0.17g
End-user device
0.64g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 10.0 kg · Annual: 119.9 kg · ≈ 14982 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 Platform.sh✗CDN Incapsula✗

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

D
Carbon Budget
Action
61th percentile
FIX
61th percentile
Warning::
1.00g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 39% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 61th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

1.00g

61st percentile

Cleaner than 39% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 66% more
vs Target 100% more
B
Transfer Efficiency
87% efficient
REVIEW
87% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 87%
An estimated 486 KB (13%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 486 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.13g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
87% efficient

Total waste: 486 KB (13% of page weight)

Unused JS 486 KB

0.13g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 3611 KB
Theoretical minimum 3124 KB
Potential savings 486 KB (0.13g 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 37 KB (vs 3611 KB first visit). 143 of 149 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.99g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.01g CO2 (first visit: 1.00g)
First visit
3611 KB
Repeat visit
37 KB

99% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 0.99g CO2 per returning visitor

143 resources served from cache · 6 resources re-downloaded

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