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Sustainability

· 8 checks — CO2 emissions, green hosting, repeat-visit weight, carbon budget, and transfer efficiency rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
74
GRADE
C
FIX
2
REVIEW
1
PASS
4
INFO
1
Checks
8
4 PASS 1 REVIEW 2 FIX
F
CO2 Per Page Load
Action
2.82g CO2 per view
FIX
2.82g CO2 per view
Critical::
2.82g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 11.9 MB, producing an estimated 2.82g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.07g, network 0.58g, end-user device 2.16g.
Got: 2.82g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 338.1 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 338.1 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 42264 smartphones.
Info::
Green hosting reduces data center emissions

2.82g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 5% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 11.9 MB

Your site
2.82g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.07g
Network
0.58g
End-user device
2.16g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 28.2 kg · Annual: 338.1 kg · ≈ 42264 smartphone charges
F
Carbon Budget
Action
95th percentile
FIX
95th percentile
Warning::
2.82g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 5% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 95th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

2.82g

95th percentile

Cleaner than 5% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 370% more
vs Target 464% more
B
Transfer Efficiency
90% efficient
REVIEW
90% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 90%
An estimated 1264 KB (10%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 1264 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.29g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
90% efficient

Total waste: 1264 KB (10% of page weight)

Unused JS 1264 KB

0.29g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 12190 KB
Theoretical minimum 10925 KB
Potential savings 1264 KB (0.29g CO2)

See Deep Analysis sections above for specific optimizations.

A+
Green Hosting
Green (both)
PASS
Green (both)
Info::
Both hosting and CDN use renewable energy
Got: Hosting: Amazon Web Services, CDN: Cloudflare
Info::
Amazon Web Services: Verified by the Green Web Foundation
Info::
Cloudflare: 100% renewable energy for global network since 2019
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 Amazon Web Services✓CDN Cloudflare✓

Amazon Web Services: Verified by the Green Web Foundation

Cloudflare: 100% renewable energy for global network since 2019

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 83 KB (vs 12190 KB first visit). 522 of 526 resources are served from browser cache, saving 2.80g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.02g CO2 (first visit: 2.82g)
First visit
12190 KB
Repeat visit
83 KB

99% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 2.80g CO2 per returning visitor

522 resources served from cache · 4 resources re-downloaded

A+
Web Font Weight Variants
2 font weights loaded across 1 famil(y/ies) -- reasonable
PASS
2 font weights loaded across 1 famil(y/ies) -- reasonable
Info::
2 font weight(s) loaded across 1 famil(y/ies)
A+
Green Hosting
Whether the site is served from green-energy infrastructure
PASS

Green Hosting

This site is hosted on green energy infrastructure

Provider: Cloudflare

Image Optimization
200 images, 1010 KB total, 0 KB wasted
INFO

Image Optimization Audit

Total Images

200

Total Size

1010 KB

9 missing dimensions 4 missing lazy loading
All checks on this page are automated. Results are estimates - run targeted manual reviews when the score affects a release decision.

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