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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
63
GRADE
D
FIX
2
REVIEW
1
PASS
3
INFO
0
Device:
Mobile Desktop
Checks
6
3 PASS 1 REVIEW 2 FIX
F
CO2 Per Page Load
Action
8.25g CO2 per view
FIX
8.25g CO2 per view
Critical::
8.25g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 34.9 MB, producing an estimated 8.25g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.21g, network 1.71g, end-user device 6.34g.
Got: 8.25g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 990.6 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 990.6 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 123819 smartphones.
Info::
Green hosting reduces data center emissions

8.25g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 5% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 34.9 MB

Your site
8.25g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.21g
Network
1.71g
End-user device
6.34g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 82.5 kg · Annual: 990.6 kg · ≈ 123819 smartphone charges
F
Carbon Budget
Action
95th percentile
FIX
95th percentile
Warning::
8.25g 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

8.25g

95th percentile

Cleaner than 5% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 1276% more
vs Target 1551% more
C
Green Hosting
Action
Whether the site is served from green-energy infrastructure
REVIEW

Green Hosting

No green hosting detected

A
Green Hosting
Green (cdn)
PASS
Green (cdn)
Info::
Fastly CDN uses renewable energy
Since most traffic is served through the CDN, the majority of data transfer energy is renewable.
Info::
Fastly: 100% renewable energy for edge network
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 Hosting✓ Green Hosted
Hosting Not identified✗CDN Fastly✓

Fastly: 100% renewable energy for edge network

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

A+
Repeat Visit Weight
99% cached
PASS
99% cached
Info::
99% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 394 KB (vs 35712 KB first visit). 224 of 230 resources are served from browser cache, saving 8.16g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.09g CO2 (first visit: 8.25g)
First visit
35712 KB
Repeat visit
394 KB

99% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 8.16g CO2 per returning visitor

224 resources served from cache · 6 resources re-downloaded

A+
Transfer Efficiency
99% efficient
PASS
99% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 99%
Only 501 KB of potential savings identified. Your page is well-optimized for size.
99% efficient

Total waste: 501 KB (1% of page weight)

Unused JS 501 KB

0.12g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 35712 KB
Theoretical minimum 35211 KB
Potential savings 501 KB (0.12g CO2)

See Deep Analysis sections above for specific optimizations.

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