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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
50
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
3.86g CO2 per view
FIX
3.86g CO2 per view
Critical::
3.86g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 13.6 MB, producing an estimated 3.86g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.71g, network 0.67g, end-user device 2.48g.
Got: 3.86g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 463.1 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 463.1 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 57891 smartphones.

3.86g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 5% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 13.6 MB

Your site
3.86g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.71g
Network
0.67g
End-user device
2.48g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 38.6 kg · Annual: 463.1 kg · ≈ 57891 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::
3.86g 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

3.86g

95th percentile

Cleaner than 5% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 543% more
vs Target 672% more
B
Transfer Efficiency
84% efficient
REVIEW
84% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 84%
An estimated 2206 KB (16%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 2206 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.61g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
84% efficient

Total waste: 2206 KB (16% of page weight)

Unused JS 2206 KB

0.61g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 13954 KB
Theoretical minimum 11748 KB
Potential savings 2206 KB (0.61g 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
99% cached
PASS
99% cached
Info::
99% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 134 KB (vs 13954 KB first visit). 655 of 661 resources are served from browser cache, saving 3.82g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.04g CO2 (first visit: 3.86g)
First visit
13954 KB
Repeat visit
134 KB

99% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 3.82g CO2 per returning visitor

655 resources served from cache · 6 resources re-downloaded

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