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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
56
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
1.41g CO2 per view
FIX
1.41g CO2 per view
Warning::
1.41g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 5.0 MB, producing an estimated 1.41g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.26g, network 0.24g, end-user device 0.90g.
Got: 1.41g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 169.0 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 169.0 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 21127 smartphones.

1.41g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 27% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 5.0 MB

Your site
1.41g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.26g
Network
0.24g
End-user device
0.90g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 14.1 kg · Annual: 169.0 kg · ≈ 21127 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::
Akamai: Committed to 50% renewable by 2030
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 Not identified✗CDN Akamai✗

Akamai: Committed to 50% renewable by 2030

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

F
Carbon Budget
Action
73th percentile
FIX
73th percentile
Warning::
1.41g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 27% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 73th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

1.41g

73rd percentile

Cleaner than 27% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 135% more
vs Target 182% more
C
Transfer Efficiency
Action
70% efficient
REVIEW
70% efficient
Warning::
Transfer efficiency: 70%
An estimated 1545 KB (30%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 1545 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.43g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
70% efficient

Total waste: 1545 KB (30% of page weight)

Unused JS 1545 KB

0.43g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 5092 KB
Theoretical minimum 3546 KB
Potential savings 1545 KB (0.43g 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
87% cached
PASS
87% cached
Info::
87% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 637 KB (vs 5092 KB first visit). 359 of 419 resources are served from browser cache, saving 1.23g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.18g CO2 (first visit: 1.41g)
First visit
5092 KB
Repeat visit
637 KB

87% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 1.23g CO2 per returning visitor

359 resources served from cache · 60 resources re-downloaded

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