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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
66
GRADE
D
FIX
2
REVIEW
0
PASS
4
INFO
0
Device:
Mobile Desktop
Checks
6
4 PASS 2 FIX
F
CO2 Per Page Load
Action
8.79g CO2 per view
FIX
8.79g CO2 per view
Critical::
8.79g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 37.1 MB, producing an estimated 8.79g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.22g, network 1.82g, end-user device 6.75g.
Got: 8.79g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 1054.9 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 1054.9 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 131860 smartphones.
Info::
Green hosting reduces data center emissions

8.79g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 5% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 37.1 MB

Your site
8.79g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.22g
Network
1.82g
End-user device
6.75g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 87.9 kg · Annual: 1054.9 kg · ≈ 131860 smartphone charges
F
Carbon Budget
Action
95th percentile
FIX
95th percentile
Warning::
8.79g 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

8.79g

95th percentile

Cleaner than 5% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 1365% more
vs Target 1658% more
A+
Green Hosting
Green (both)
PASS
Green (both)
Info::
Both hosting and CDN use renewable energy
Got: Hosting: Cloudflare, CDN: Cloudflare
Info::
Cloudflare: Verified by the Green Web Foundation
Info::
Cloudflare: 100% renewable energy for global network since 2019
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 Hosting✓ Green Hosted
Hosting Cloudflare✓CDN Cloudflare✓

Cloudflare: Verified by the Green Web Foundation

Cloudflare: 100% renewable energy for global network since 2019

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

A+
Repeat Visit Weight
100% cached
PASS
100% cached
Info::
100% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 20 KB (vs 38031 KB first visit). 89 of 90 resources are served from browser cache, saving 8.79g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.00g CO2 (first visit: 8.79g)
First visit
38031 KB
Repeat visit
20 KB

100% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 8.79g CO2 per returning visitor

89 resources served from cache · 1 resources re-downloaded

A+
Transfer Efficiency
100% efficient
PASS
100% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 100%
Only 83 KB of potential savings identified. Your page is well-optimized for size.
100% efficient

Total waste: 83 KB (0% of page weight)

Unused JS 83 KB

0.02g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 38031 KB
Theoretical minimum 37948 KB
Potential savings 83 KB (0.02g CO2)

See Deep Analysis sections above for specific optimizations.

A+
Green Hosting
Whether the site is served from green-energy infrastructure
PASS

Green Hosting

This site is hosted on green energy infrastructure

Provider: Cloudflare

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