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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
57
GRADE
D
FIX
3
REVIEW
1
PASS
2
INFO
0
Device:
Mobile Desktop
Checks
6
2 PASS 1 REVIEW 3 FIX
F
CO2 Per Page Load
Action
2.36g CO2 per view
FIX
2.36g CO2 per view
Critical::
2.36g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 8.3 MB, producing an estimated 2.36g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.44g, network 0.41g, end-user device 1.52g.
Got: 2.36g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 283.6 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 283.6 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 35446 smartphones.

2.36g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 5% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 8.3 MB

Your site
2.36g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.44g
Network
0.41g
End-user device
1.52g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 23.6 kg · Annual: 283.6 kg · ≈ 35446 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::
2.36g 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

2.36g

95th percentile

Cleaner than 5% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 294% more
vs Target 373% 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
99% cached
PASS
99% cached
Info::
99% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 106 KB (vs 8544 KB first visit). 62 of 63 resources are served from browser cache, saving 2.33g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.03g CO2 (first visit: 2.36g)
First visit
8544 KB
Repeat visit
106 KB

99% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 2.33g CO2 per returning visitor

62 resources served from cache · 1 resources re-downloaded

A+
Transfer Efficiency
98% efficient
PASS
98% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 98%
Only 155 KB of potential savings identified. Your page is well-optimized for size.
98% efficient

Total waste: 155 KB (2% of page weight)

Unused JS 155 KB

0.04g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 8544 KB
Theoretical minimum 8388 KB
Potential savings 155 KB (0.04g CO2)

See Deep Analysis sections above for specific optimizations.

All checks on this page are automated. Results are estimates - run targeted manual reviews when the score affects a release decision.

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