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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
73
GRADE
C
FIX
2
REVIEW
2
PASS
2
INFO
0
Device:
Mobile Desktop
Checks
6
2 PASS 2 REVIEW 2 FIX
D
CO2 Per Page Load
Action
0.91g CO2 per view
FIX
0.91g CO2 per view
Info::
0.91g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 3.8 MB, producing an estimated 0.91g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.02g, network 0.19g, end-user device 0.70g.
Got: 0.91g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 108.9 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 108.9 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 13614 smartphones.
Info::
Green hosting reduces data center emissions

0.91g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 42% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 3.8 MB

Your site
0.91g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.02g
Network
0.19g
End-user device
0.70g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 9.1 kg · Annual: 108.9 kg · ≈ 13614 smartphone charges
D
Carbon Budget
Action
58th percentile
FIX
58th percentile
Warning::
0.91g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 42% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 58th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

0.91g

58th percentile

Cleaner than 42% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 51% more
vs Target 82% more
B
Transfer Efficiency
86% efficient
REVIEW
86% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 86%
An estimated 532 KB (14%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 532 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.12g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
86% efficient

Total waste: 532 KB (14% of page weight)

Unused JS 532 KB

0.12g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 3926 KB
Theoretical minimum 3394 KB
Potential savings 532 KB (0.12g 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
Green Hosting
Green (cdn)
PASS
Green (cdn)
Info::
Netlify CDN uses renewable energy
Since most traffic is served through the CDN, the majority of data transfer energy is renewable.
Info::
Netlify: Hosted on AWS/Google Cloud with renewable energy matching
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 Netlify✓

Netlify: Hosted on AWS/Google Cloud with renewable energy matching

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 40 KB (vs 3926 KB first visit). 238 of 241 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.90g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.01g CO2 (first visit: 0.91g)
First visit
3926 KB
Repeat visit
40 KB

99% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 0.90g CO2 per returning visitor

238 resources served from cache · 3 resources re-downloaded

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