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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
F
CO2 Per Page Load
Action
1.99g CO2 per view
FIX
1.99g CO2 per view
Warning::
1.99g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 7.0 MB, producing an estimated 1.99g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.37g, network 0.34g, end-user device 1.28g.
Got: 1.99g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 238.8 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 238.8 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 29853 smartphones.

1.99g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 11% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 7.0 MB

Your site
1.99g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.37g
Network
0.34g
End-user device
1.28g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 19.9 kg · Annual: 238.8 kg · ≈ 29853 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 Snowplow Analytics✗CDN Not identified✗

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

F
Carbon Budget
Action
89th percentile
FIX
89th percentile
Warning::
1.99g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 11% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 89th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

1.99g

89th percentile

Cleaner than 11% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 232% more
vs Target 298% more
B
Transfer Efficiency
80% efficient
REVIEW
80% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 80%
An estimated 1475 KB (20%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 1475 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.41g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
80% efficient

Total waste: 1475 KB (20% of page weight)

Unused JS 1475 KB

0.41g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 7196 KB
Theoretical minimum 5721 KB
Potential savings 1475 KB (0.41g 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
96% cached
PASS
96% cached
Info::
96% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 278 KB (vs 7196 KB first visit). 351 of 377 resources are served from browser cache, saving 1.91g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.08g CO2 (first visit: 1.99g)
First visit
7196 KB
Repeat visit
278 KB

96% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 1.91g CO2 per returning visitor

351 resources served from cache · 26 resources re-downloaded

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