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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
45
GRADE
F
FIX
4
REVIEW
1
PASS
1
INFO
0
Device:
Mobile Desktop
Checks
6
1 PASS 1 REVIEW 4 FIX
F
CO2 Per Page Load
Action
2.47g CO2 per view
FIX
2.47g CO2 per view
Critical::
2.47g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 8.7 MB, producing an estimated 2.47g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.46g, network 0.43g, end-user device 1.59g.
Got: 2.47g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 296.5 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 296.5 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 37066 smartphones.

2.47g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 5% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 8.7 MB

Your site
2.47g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.46g
Network
0.43g
End-user device
1.59g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 24.7 kg · Annual: 296.5 kg · ≈ 37066 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::
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 Apache HTTP Server✗CDN Not identified✗

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

F
Carbon Budget
Action
95th percentile
FIX
95th percentile
Warning::
2.47g 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

2.47g

95th percentile

Cleaner than 5% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 312% more
vs Target 394% more
D
Transfer Efficiency
Action
47% efficient
FIX
47% efficient
Critical::
Transfer efficiency: 47%
An estimated 4768 KB (53%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 4768 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 1.32g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
47% efficient

Total waste: 4768 KB (53% of page weight)

Unused JS 4768 KB

1.32g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 8935 KB
Theoretical minimum 4166 KB
Potential savings 4768 KB (1.32g 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
99% cached
PASS
99% cached
Info::
99% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 113 KB (vs 8935 KB first visit). 98 of 102 resources are served from browser cache, saving 2.44g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.03g CO2 (first visit: 2.47g)
First visit
8935 KB
Repeat visit
113 KB

99% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 2.44g CO2 per returning visitor

98 resources served from cache · 4 resources re-downloaded

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