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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
60
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
1.03g CO2 per view
FIX
1.03g CO2 per view
Warning::
1.03g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 3.6 MB, producing an estimated 1.03g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.19g, network 0.18g, end-user device 0.66g.
Got: 1.03g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 123.7 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 123.7 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 15464 smartphones.

1.03g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 38% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 3.6 MB

Your site
1.03g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.19g
Network
0.18g
End-user device
0.66g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 10.3 kg · Annual: 123.7 kg · ≈ 15464 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 Microsoft IIS✗CDN Not identified✗

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

D
Carbon Budget
Action
62th percentile
FIX
62th percentile
Warning::
1.03g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 38% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 62th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

1.03g

62nd percentile

Cleaner than 38% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 72% more
vs Target 106% more
C
Transfer Efficiency
Action
74% efficient
REVIEW
74% efficient
Warning::
Transfer efficiency: 74%
An estimated 954 KB (26%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 954 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.26g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
74% efficient

Total waste: 954 KB (26% of page weight)

Unused JS 954 KB

0.26g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 3727 KB
Theoretical minimum 2773 KB
Potential savings 954 KB (0.26g 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 125 KB (vs 3727 KB first visit). 114 of 120 resources are served from browser cache, saving 1.00g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.03g CO2 (first visit: 1.03g)
First visit
3727 KB
Repeat visit
125 KB

97% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 1.00g CO2 per returning visitor

114 resources served from cache · 6 resources re-downloaded

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