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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
52
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
1.91g CO2 per view
FIX
1.91g CO2 per view
Warning::
1.91g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 6.7 MB, producing an estimated 1.91g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.35g, network 0.33g, end-user device 1.22g.
Got: 1.91g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 228.9 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 228.9 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 28607 smartphones.

1.91g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 13% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 6.7 MB

Your site
1.91g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.35g
Network
0.33g
End-user device
1.22g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 19.1 kg · Annual: 228.9 kg · ≈ 28607 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 Apache HTTP Server✗CDN Not identified✗

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

F
Carbon Budget
Action
87th percentile
FIX
87th percentile
Warning::
1.91g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 13% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 87th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

1.91g

87th percentile

Cleaner than 13% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 218% more
vs Target 281% more
C
Transfer Efficiency
Action
71% efficient
REVIEW
71% efficient
Warning::
Transfer efficiency: 71%
An estimated 2022 KB (29%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 2022 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.56g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
71% efficient

Total waste: 2022 KB (29% of page weight)

Unused JS 2022 KB

0.56g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 6895 KB
Theoretical minimum 4873 KB
Potential savings 2022 KB (0.56g 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
97% cached
PASS
97% cached
Info::
97% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 210 KB (vs 6895 KB first visit). 598 of 638 resources are served from browser cache, saving 1.85g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.06g CO2 (first visit: 1.91g)
First visit
6895 KB
Repeat visit
210 KB

97% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 1.85g CO2 per returning visitor

598 resources served from cache · 40 resources re-downloaded

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