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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
68
GRADE
D
FIX
3
REVIEW
1
PASS
2
INFO
0
Device:
Mobile Desktop
Checks
6
2 PASS 1 REVIEW 3 FIX
D
CO2 Per Page Load
Action
1.27g CO2 per view
FIX
1.27g CO2 per view
Warning::
1.27g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 4.5 MB, producing an estimated 1.27g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.24g, network 0.22g, end-user device 0.82g.
Got: 1.27g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 152.5 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 152.5 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 19059 smartphones.

1.27g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 31% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 4.5 MB

Your site
1.27g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.24g
Network
0.22g
End-user device
0.82g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 12.7 kg · Annual: 152.5 kg · ≈ 19059 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::
AWS: Renewable energy varies by region; committed to 100% by 2025
Info::
AWS CloudFront: Renewable varies by edge location
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 AWS✗CDN AWS CloudFront✗

AWS: Renewable energy varies by region; committed to 100% by 2025

AWS CloudFront: Renewable varies by edge location

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

D
Carbon Budget
Action
69th percentile
FIX
69th percentile
Warning::
1.27g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 31% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 69th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

1.27g

69th percentile

Cleaner than 31% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 112% more
vs Target 154% 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 21 KB (vs 4594 KB first visit). 80 of 81 resources are served from browser cache, saving 1.26g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.01g CO2 (first visit: 1.27g)
First visit
4594 KB
Repeat visit
21 KB

100% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 1.26g CO2 per returning visitor

80 resources served from cache · 1 resources re-downloaded

A+
Transfer Efficiency
100% efficient
PASS
100% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 100%
Only 0 KB of potential savings identified. Your page is well-optimized for size.
100% efficient
Actual transfer 4594 KB
Theoretical minimum 4594 KB

See Deep Analysis sections above for specific optimizations.

All checks on this page are automated. Results are estimates - run targeted manual reviews when the score affects a release decision.

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