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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
60
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
1.93g CO2 per view
FIX
1.93g CO2 per view
Warning::
1.93g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 6.8 MB, producing an estimated 1.93g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.36g, network 0.33g, end-user device 1.24g.
Got: 1.93g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 231.8 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 231.8 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 28977 smartphones.

1.93g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 12% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 6.8 MB

Your site
1.93g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.36g
Network
0.33g
End-user device
1.24g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 19.3 kg · Annual: 231.8 kg · ≈ 28977 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
88th percentile
FIX
88th percentile
Warning::
1.93g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 12% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 88th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

1.93g

88th percentile

Cleaner than 12% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 222% more
vs Target 286% 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
100% cached
PASS
100% cached
Info::
100% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 24 KB (vs 6985 KB first visit). 82 of 83 resources are served from browser cache, saving 1.93g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.01g CO2 (first visit: 1.93g)
First visit
6985 KB
Repeat visit
24 KB

100% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 1.93g CO2 per returning visitor

82 resources served from cache · 1 resources re-downloaded

A+
Transfer Efficiency
94% efficient
PASS
94% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 94%
Only 439 KB of potential savings identified. Your page is well-optimized for size.
94% efficient

Total waste: 439 KB (6% of page weight)

Unused JS 439 KB

0.12g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 6985 KB
Theoretical minimum 6546 KB
Potential savings 439 KB (0.12g CO2)

See Deep Analysis sections above for specific optimizations.

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