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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
68
GRADE
D
FIX
2
REVIEW
3
PASS
1
INFO
0
Device:
Mobile Desktop
Checks
6
1 PASS 3 REVIEW 2 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 Apache HTTP Server✗CDN Not identified✗

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

D
Carbon Budget
Action
54th percentile
FIX
54th percentile
Warning::
0.76g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 46% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 54th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

0.76g

54th percentile

Cleaner than 46% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 26% more
vs Target 52% more
B
CO2 Per Page Load
0.76g CO2 per view
REVIEW
0.76g CO2 per view
Info::
0.76g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 2.7 MB, producing an estimated 0.76g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.14g, network 0.13g, end-user device 0.49g.
Got: 0.76g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 91.0 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 91.0 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 11380 smartphones.

0.76g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 46% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 2.7 MB

Your site
0.76g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.14g
Network
0.13g
End-user device
0.49g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 7.6 kg · Annual: 91.0 kg · ≈ 11380 smartphone charges
B
Transfer Efficiency
78% efficient
REVIEW
78% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 78%
An estimated 593 KB (22%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 593 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.16g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
78% efficient

Total waste: 593 KB (22% of page weight)

Unused JS 593 KB

0.16g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 2743 KB
Theoretical minimum 2149 KB
Potential savings 593 KB (0.16g 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 78 KB (vs 2743 KB first visit). 166 of 172 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.74g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.02g CO2 (first visit: 0.76g)
First visit
2743 KB
Repeat visit
78 KB

97% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 0.74g CO2 per returning visitor

166 resources served from cache · 6 resources re-downloaded

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