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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
84
GRADE
B
FIX
1
REVIEW
1
PASS
4
INFO
0
Device:
Mobile Desktop
Checks
6
4 PASS 1 REVIEW 1 FIX
D
Carbon Budget
Action
54th percentile
FIX
54th percentile
Warning::
0.74g 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

0.74g

54th percentile

Cleaner than 46% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 24% more
vs Target 48% more
B
CO2 Per Page Load
0.74g CO2 per view
REVIEW
0.74g CO2 per view
Info::
0.74g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 3.1 MB, producing an estimated 0.74g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.02g, network 0.15g, end-user device 0.57g.
Got: 0.74g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 89.0 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 89.0 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 11120 smartphones.
Info::
Green hosting reduces data center emissions

0.74g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 46% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 3.1 MB

Your site
0.74g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.02g
Network
0.15g
End-user device
0.57g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 7.4 kg · Annual: 89.0 kg · ≈ 11120 smartphone charges
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 15 KB (vs 3207 KB first visit). 88 of 91 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.74g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.00g CO2 (first visit: 0.74g)
First visit
3207 KB
Repeat visit
15 KB

100% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 0.74g CO2 per returning visitor

88 resources served from cache · 3 resources re-downloaded

A+
Transfer Efficiency
91% efficient
PASS
91% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 91%
Only 293 KB of potential savings identified. Your page is well-optimized for size.
91% efficient

Total waste: 293 KB (9% of page weight)

Unused JS 293 KB

0.07g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 3207 KB
Theoretical minimum 2914 KB
Potential savings 293 KB (0.07g 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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