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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
54
GRADE
F
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
9.63g CO2 per view
FIX
9.63g CO2 per view
Critical::
9.63g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 34.0 MB, producing an estimated 9.63g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 1.78g, network 1.66g, end-user device 6.18g.
Got: 9.63g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 1155.7 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 1155.7 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 144462 smartphones.

9.63g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 5% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 34.0 MB

Your site
9.63g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
1.78g
Network
1.66g
End-user device
6.18g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 96.3 kg · Annual: 1155.7 kg · ≈ 144462 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::
9.63g 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

9.63g

95th percentile

Cleaner than 5% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 1505% more
vs Target 1826% 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 139 KB (vs 34823 KB first visit). 617 of 638 resources are served from browser cache, saving 9.59g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.04g CO2 (first visit: 9.63g)
First visit
34823 KB
Repeat visit
139 KB

100% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 9.59g CO2 per returning visitor

617 resources served from cache · 21 resources re-downloaded

A+
Transfer Efficiency
92% efficient
PASS
92% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 92%
Only 2755 KB of potential savings identified. Your page is well-optimized for size.
92% efficient

Total waste: 2755 KB (8% of page weight)

Unused JS 2755 KB

0.76g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 34823 KB
Theoretical minimum 32068 KB
Potential savings 2755 KB (0.76g CO2)

See Deep Analysis sections above for specific optimizations.

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