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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
76
GRADE
C
FIX
1
REVIEW
3
PASS
2
INFO
0
Device:
Mobile Desktop
Checks
6
2 PASS 3 REVIEW 1 FIX
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 GoDaddy✗CDN Not identified✗

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

B
CO2 Per Page Load
0.62g CO2 per view
REVIEW
0.62g CO2 per view
Info::
0.62g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 2.2 MB, producing an estimated 0.62g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.11g, network 0.11g, end-user device 0.40g.
Got: 0.62g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 74.1 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 74.1 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 9262 smartphones.

0.62g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 50% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 2.2 MB

Your site
0.62g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.11g
Network
0.11g
End-user device
0.40g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 6.2 kg · Annual: 74.1 kg · ≈ 9262 smartphone charges
B
Carbon Budget
50th percentile
REVIEW
50th percentile
Warning::
0.62g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 50% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 50th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

0.62g

50th percentile

Cleaner than 50% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 3% more
vs Target 23% 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
98% cached
PASS
98% cached
Info::
98% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 50 KB (vs 2232 KB first visit). 130 of 131 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.60g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.01g CO2 (first visit: 0.62g)
First visit
2232 KB
Repeat visit
50 KB

98% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 0.60g CO2 per returning visitor

130 resources served from cache · 1 resources re-downloaded

A+
Transfer Efficiency
91% efficient
PASS
91% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 91%
Only 205 KB of potential savings identified. Your page is well-optimized for size.
91% efficient

Total waste: 205 KB (9% of page weight)

Unused JS 205 KB

0.06g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 2232 KB
Theoretical minimum 2027 KB
Potential savings 205 KB (0.06g CO2)

See Deep Analysis sections above for specific optimizations.

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