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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
50
GRADE
F
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
3.39g CO2 per view
FIX
3.39g CO2 per view
Critical::
3.39g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 12.0 MB, producing an estimated 3.39g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.63g, network 0.59g, end-user device 2.18g.
Got: 3.39g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 406.9 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 406.9 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 50866 smartphones.

3.39g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 5% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 12.0 MB

Your site
3.39g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.63g
Network
0.59g
End-user device
2.18g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 33.9 kg · Annual: 406.9 kg · ≈ 50866 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::
Akamai: Committed to 50% renewable by 2030
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 Not identified✗CDN Akamai✗

Akamai: Committed to 50% renewable by 2030

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

F
Carbon Budget
Action
95th percentile
FIX
95th percentile
Warning::
3.39g 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

3.39g

95th percentile

Cleaner than 5% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 465% more
vs Target 578% more
B
Transfer Efficiency
88% efficient
REVIEW
88% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 88%
An estimated 1451 KB (12%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 1451 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.40g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
88% efficient

Total waste: 1451 KB (12% of page weight)

Unused JS 1451 KB

0.40g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 12261 KB
Theoretical minimum 10809 KB
Potential savings 1451 KB (0.40g 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 179 KB (vs 12261 KB first visit). 395 of 416 resources are served from browser cache, saving 3.34g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.05g CO2 (first visit: 3.39g)
First visit
12261 KB
Repeat visit
179 KB

99% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 3.34g CO2 per returning visitor

395 resources served from cache · 21 resources re-downloaded

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