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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
64
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
1.77g CO2 per view
FIX
1.77g CO2 per view
Warning::
1.77g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 6.2 MB, producing an estimated 1.77g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.33g, network 0.31g, end-user device 1.14g.
Got: 1.77g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 212.3 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 212.3 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 26539 smartphones.

1.77g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 17% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 6.2 MB

Your site
1.77g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.33g
Network
0.31g
End-user device
1.14g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 17.7 kg · Annual: 212.3 kg · ≈ 26539 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::
AWS: Renewable energy varies by region; committed to 100% by 2025
Info::
AWS CloudFront: Renewable varies by edge location
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 AWS✗CDN AWS CloudFront✗

AWS: Renewable energy varies by region; committed to 100% by 2025

AWS CloudFront: Renewable varies by edge location

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

F
Carbon Budget
Action
83th percentile
FIX
83th percentile
Warning::
1.77g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 17% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 83th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

1.77g

83rd percentile

Cleaner than 17% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 195% more
vs Target 254% more
B
Transfer Efficiency
82% efficient
REVIEW
82% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 82%
An estimated 1120 KB (18%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 1120 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.31g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
82% efficient

Total waste: 1120 KB (18% of page weight)

Unused JS 1120 KB

0.31g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 6397 KB
Theoretical minimum 5276 KB
Potential savings 1120 KB (0.31g 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 81 KB (vs 6397 KB first visit). 169 of 173 resources are served from browser cache, saving 1.75g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.02g CO2 (first visit: 1.77g)
First visit
6397 KB
Repeat visit
81 KB

99% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 1.75g CO2 per returning visitor

169 resources served from cache · 4 resources re-downloaded

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