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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
58
GRADE
D
FIX
3
REVIEW
2
PASS
1
INFO
0
Device:
Mobile Desktop
Checks
6
1 PASS 2 REVIEW 3 FIX
D
CO2 Per Page Load
Action
1.31g CO2 per view
FIX
1.31g CO2 per view
Warning::
1.31g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 4.6 MB, producing an estimated 1.31g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.24g, network 0.23g, end-user device 0.84g.
Got: 1.31g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 157.0 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 157.0 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 19620 smartphones.

1.31g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 30% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 4.6 MB

Your site
1.31g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.24g
Network
0.23g
End-user device
0.84g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 13.1 kg · Annual: 157.0 kg · ≈ 19620 smartphone charges
D
Green Hosting
Action
Unknown
FIX
Unknown
Info::
Hosting provider could not be identified
Without knowing the provider, we cannot determine their energy sourcing. Check with your hosting provider about their renewable energy commitments.
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 HostingUnable to Determine
Hosting Not identified✗CDN Not identified✗

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

D
Carbon Budget
Action
70th percentile
FIX
70th percentile
Warning::
1.31g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 30% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 70th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

1.31g

70th percentile

Cleaner than 30% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 118% more
vs Target 162% more
B
Transfer Efficiency
87% efficient
REVIEW
87% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 87%
An estimated 613 KB (13%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 613 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.17g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
87% efficient

Total waste: 613 KB (13% of page weight)

Unused JS 613 KB

0.17g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 4729 KB
Theoretical minimum 4115 KB
Potential savings 613 KB (0.17g 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
98% cached
PASS
98% cached
Info::
98% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 93 KB (vs 4729 KB first visit). 186 of 193 resources are served from browser cache, saving 1.28g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.03g CO2 (first visit: 1.31g)
First visit
4729 KB
Repeat visit
93 KB

98% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 1.28g CO2 per returning visitor

186 resources served from cache · 7 resources re-downloaded

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