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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
56
GRADE
D
FIX
4
REVIEW
1
PASS
1
INFO
0
Device:
Mobile Desktop
Checks
6
1 PASS 1 REVIEW 4 FIX
D
CO2 Per Page Load
Action
0.94g CO2 per view
FIX
0.94g CO2 per view
Info::
0.94g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 3.3 MB, producing an estimated 0.94g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.17g, network 0.16g, end-user device 0.60g.
Got: 0.94g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 112.5 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 112.5 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 14057 smartphones.

0.94g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 41% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 3.3 MB

Your site
0.94g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.17g
Network
0.16g
End-user device
0.60g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 9.4 kg · Annual: 112.5 kg · ≈ 14057 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::
AWS: Renewable energy varies by region; committed to 100% by 2025
Info::
AWS CloudFront: Renewable varies by edge location
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 AWS✗CDN AWS CloudFront✗

AWS: Renewable energy varies by region; committed to 100% by 2025

AWS CloudFront: Renewable varies by edge location

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

D
Carbon Budget
Action
59th percentile
FIX
59th percentile
Warning::
0.94g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 41% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 59th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

0.94g

59th percentile

Cleaner than 41% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 56% more
vs Target 87% more
D
Transfer Efficiency
Action
59% efficient
FIX
59% efficient
Warning::
Transfer efficiency: 59%
An estimated 1386 KB (41%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 1386 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.38g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
59% efficient

Total waste: 1386 KB (41% of page weight)

Unused JS 1386 KB

0.38g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 3388 KB
Theoretical minimum 2002 KB
Potential savings 1386 KB (0.38g 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
98% cached
PASS
98% cached
Info::
98% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 57 KB (vs 3388 KB first visit). 174 of 184 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.92g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.02g CO2 (first visit: 0.94g)
First visit
3388 KB
Repeat visit
57 KB

98% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 0.92g CO2 per returning visitor

174 resources served from cache · 10 resources re-downloaded

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