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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
54
GRADE
F
FIX
3
REVIEW
1
PASS
2
INFO
0
Device:
Mobile Desktop
Checks
6
2 PASS 1 REVIEW 3 FIX
F
CO2 Per Page Load
Action
4.60g CO2 per view
FIX
4.60g CO2 per view
Critical::
4.60g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 16.3 MB, producing an estimated 4.60g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.85g, network 0.80g, end-user device 2.95g.
Got: 4.60g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 552.3 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 552.3 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 69042 smartphones.

4.60g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 5% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 16.3 MB

Your site
4.60g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.85g
Network
0.80g
End-user device
2.95g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 46.0 kg · Annual: 552.3 kg · ≈ 69042 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 Apache HTTP Server✗CDN Not identified✗

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

F
Carbon Budget
Action
95th percentile
FIX
95th percentile
Warning::
4.60g 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

4.60g

95th percentile

Cleaner than 5% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 667% more
vs Target 821% more
C
Green Hosting
Action
Whether the site is served from green-energy infrastructure
REVIEW

Green Hosting

No green hosting detected

A+
Repeat Visit Weight
100% cached
PASS
100% cached
Info::
100% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 40 KB (vs 16643 KB first visit). 110 of 112 resources are served from browser cache, saving 4.59g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.01g CO2 (first visit: 4.60g)
First visit
16643 KB
Repeat visit
40 KB

100% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 4.59g CO2 per returning visitor

110 resources served from cache · 2 resources re-downloaded

A+
Transfer Efficiency
97% efficient
PASS
97% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 97%
Only 484 KB of potential savings identified. Your page is well-optimized for size.
97% efficient

Total waste: 484 KB (3% of page weight)

Unused JS 484 KB

0.13g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 16643 KB
Theoretical minimum 16158 KB
Potential savings 484 KB (0.13g CO2)

See Deep Analysis sections above for specific optimizations.

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