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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
1.11g CO2 per view
FIX
1.11g CO2 per view
Warning::
1.11g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 3.9 MB, producing an estimated 1.11g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.21g, network 0.19g, end-user device 0.71g.
Got: 1.11g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 132.8 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 132.8 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 16605 smartphones.

1.11g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 36% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 3.9 MB

Your site
1.11g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.21g
Network
0.19g
End-user device
0.71g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 11.1 kg · Annual: 132.8 kg · ≈ 16605 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
64th percentile
FIX
64th percentile
Warning::
1.11g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 36% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 64th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

1.11g

64th percentile

Cleaner than 36% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 85% more
vs Target 121% more
B
Transfer Efficiency
76% efficient
REVIEW
76% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 76%
An estimated 941 KB (24%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 941 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.26g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
76% efficient

Total waste: 941 KB (24% of page weight)

Unused JS 941 KB

0.26g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 4002 KB
Theoretical minimum 3061 KB
Potential savings 941 KB (0.26g 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
96% cached
PASS
96% cached
Info::
96% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 162 KB (vs 4002 KB first visit). 104 of 107 resources are served from browser cache, saving 1.06g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.04g CO2 (first visit: 1.11g)
First visit
4002 KB
Repeat visit
162 KB

96% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 1.06g CO2 per returning visitor

104 resources served from cache · 3 resources re-downloaded

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