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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
Checks
6
4 PASS 2 FIX
F
CO2 Per Page Load
Action
15.48g CO2 per view
FIX
15.48g CO2 per view
Critical::
15.48g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 65.4 MB, producing an estimated 15.48g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.39g, network 3.20g, end-user device 11.89g.
Got: 15.48g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 1857.3 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 1857.3 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 232161 smartphones.
Info::
Green hosting reduces data center emissions

15.48g

Carbon Footprint per page view

Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 5% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 65.4 MB

Your site
15.48g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.39g
Network
3.20g
End-user device
11.89g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 154.8 kg · Annual: 1857.3 kg · ≈ 232161 smartphone charges
F
Carbon Budget
Action
95th percentile
FIX
95th percentile
Warning::
15.48g 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

15.48g

95th percentile

Cleaner than 5% of websites

Above the median website

vs Median 2480% more
vs Target 2995% more
A+
Green Hosting
Green (both)
PASS
Green (both)
Info::
Both hosting and CDN use renewable energy
Got: Hosting: Next.js, CDN: Cloudflare
Info::
Next.js: 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 Next.jsCDN Cloudflare

Next.js: 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 75 KB (vs 66961 KB first visit). 228 of 232 resources are served from browser cache, saving 15.46g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.02g CO2 (first visit: 15.48g)
First visit
66961 KB
Repeat visit
75 KB

100% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 15.46g CO2 per returning visitor

228 resources served from cache · 4 resources re-downloaded

A+
Transfer Efficiency
99% efficient
PASS
99% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 99%
Only 385 KB of potential savings identified. Your page is well-optimized for size.
99% efficient

Total waste: 385 KB (1% of page weight)

Unused JS 385 KB

0.09g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 66961 KB
Theoretical minimum 66575 KB
Potential savings 385 KB (0.09g 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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