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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
D
CO2 Per Page Load
Action
1.05g CO2 per view
FIX
1.05g CO2 per view
Warning::
1.05g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 3.7 MB, producing an estimated 1.05g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.20g, network 0.18g, end-user device 0.68g.
Got: 1.05g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 126.4 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 126.4 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 15797 smartphones.

1.05g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 38% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 3.7 MB

Your site
1.05g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.20g
Network
0.18g
End-user device
0.68g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 10.5 kg · Annual: 126.4 kg · ≈ 15797 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 Amazon Web Services✗CDN Not identified✗

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

D
Carbon Budget
Action
62th percentile
FIX
62th percentile
Warning::
1.05g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 38% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 62th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

1.05g

62nd percentile

Cleaner than 38% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 76% more
vs Target 111% more
B
Transfer Efficiency
88% efficient
REVIEW
88% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 88%
An estimated 456 KB (12%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 456 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.13g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
88% efficient

Total waste: 456 KB (12% of page weight)

Unused JS 456 KB

0.13g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 3808 KB
Theoretical minimum 3351 KB
Potential savings 456 KB (0.13g 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
89% cached
PASS
89% cached
Info::
89% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 431 KB (vs 3808 KB first visit). 68 of 70 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.93g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.12g CO2 (first visit: 1.05g)
First visit
3808 KB
Repeat visit
431 KB

89% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 0.93g CO2 per returning visitor

68 resources served from cache · 2 resources re-downloaded

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