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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
85
GRADE
B
FIX
0
REVIEW
3
PASS
3
INFO
0
Device:
Mobile Desktop
Checks
6
3 PASS 3 REVIEW
B
CO2 Per Page Load
0.55g CO2 per view
REVIEW
0.55g CO2 per view
Info::
0.55g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 2.3 MB, producing an estimated 0.55g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.01g, network 0.11g, end-user device 0.43g.
Got: 0.55g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 66.5 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 66.5 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 8313 smartphones.
Info::
Green hosting reduces data center emissions

0.55g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 55% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 2.3 MB

Your site
0.55g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.01g
Network
0.11g
End-user device
0.43g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 5.5 kg · Annual: 66.5 kg · ≈ 8313 smartphone charges
B
Carbon Budget
45th percentile
REVIEW
45th percentile
Info::
0.55g CO2 — below the median website (0.60g)
Better than an estimated 55% of websites, but above the sustainability target of 0.50g. Reducing page weight would help reach the target.
Info::
Estimated 45th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

0.55g

45th percentile

Cleaner than 55% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 8% cleaner ✓
vs Target 11% more
C
Green Hosting
Action
Whether the site is served from green-energy infrastructure
REVIEW

Green Hosting

No green hosting detected

A
Green Hosting
Green (cdn)
PASS
Green (cdn)
Info::
Cloudflare CDN uses renewable energy
Since most traffic is served through the CDN, the majority of data transfer energy is renewable.
Info::
Cloudflare: 100% renewable energy for global network since 2019
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 Hosting✓ Green Hosted
Hosting Not identified✗CDN Cloudflare✓

Cloudflare: 100% renewable energy for global network since 2019

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

A+
Repeat Visit Weight
95% cached
PASS
95% cached
Info::
95% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 108 KB (vs 2397 KB first visit). 45 of 46 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.53g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.03g CO2 (first visit: 0.55g)
First visit
2397 KB
Repeat visit
108 KB

95% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 0.53g CO2 per returning visitor

45 resources served from cache · 1 resources re-downloaded

A+
Transfer Efficiency
94% efficient
PASS
94% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 94%
Only 153 KB of potential savings identified. Your page is well-optimized for size.
94% efficient

Total waste: 153 KB (6% of page weight)

Unused JS 153 KB

0.04g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 2397 KB
Theoretical minimum 2244 KB
Potential savings 153 KB (0.04g CO2)

See Deep Analysis sections above for specific optimizations.

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