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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
50
GRADE
F
FIX
3
REVIEW
2
PASS
1
INFO
0
Device:
Mobile Desktop
Checks
6
1 PASS 2 REVIEW 3 FIX
F
CO2 Per Page Load
Action
3.45g CO2 per view
FIX
3.45g CO2 per view
Critical::
3.45g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 12.2 MB, producing an estimated 3.45g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.64g, network 0.60g, end-user device 2.21g.
Got: 3.45g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 413.6 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 413.6 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 51697 smartphones.

3.45g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 5% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 12.2 MB

Your site
3.45g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.64g
Network
0.60g
End-user device
2.21g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 34.5 kg · Annual: 413.6 kg · ≈ 51697 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::
3.45g 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

3.45g

95th percentile

Cleaner than 5% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 474% more
vs Target 589% more
B
Transfer Efficiency
83% efficient
REVIEW
83% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 83%
An estimated 2077 KB (17%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 2077 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.57g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
83% efficient

Total waste: 2077 KB (17% of page weight)

Unused JS 2077 KB

0.57g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 12461 KB
Theoretical minimum 10384 KB
Potential savings 2077 KB (0.57g 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
96% cached
PASS
96% cached
Info::
96% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 487 KB (vs 12461 KB first visit). 813 of 856 resources are served from browser cache, saving 3.31g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.13g CO2 (first visit: 3.45g)
First visit
12461 KB
Repeat visit
487 KB

96% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 3.31g CO2 per returning visitor

813 resources served from cache · 43 resources re-downloaded

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