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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
79
GRADE
C
FIX
1
REVIEW
1
PASS
4
INFO
0
Device:
Mobile Desktop
Checks
6
4 PASS 1 REVIEW 1 FIX
D
Transfer Efficiency
Action
58% efficient
FIX
58% efficient
Warning::
Transfer efficiency: 58%
An estimated 596 KB (42%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 596 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.14g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
58% efficient

Total waste: 596 KB (42% of page weight)

Unused JS 596 KB

0.14g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 1420 KB
Theoretical minimum 824 KB
Potential savings 596 KB (0.14g 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
CO2 Per Page Load
0.33g CO2 per view
PASS
0.33g CO2 per view
Info::
0.33g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 1.4 MB, producing an estimated 0.33g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.01g, network 0.07g, end-user device 0.25g.
Got: 0.33g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 39.4 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 39.4 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 4925 smartphones.
Info::
Green hosting reduces data center emissions

0.33g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✓ Below sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 78% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 1.4 MB

Your site
0.33g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.01g
Network
0.07g
End-user device
0.25g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 3.3 kg · Annual: 39.4 kg · ≈ 4925 smartphone charges
A
Green Hosting
Green (cdn)
PASS
Green (cdn)
Info::
Vercel CDN uses renewable energy
Since most traffic is served through the CDN, the majority of data transfer energy is renewable.
Info::
Vercel: Hosted on AWS/Google Cloud with renewable energy commitments
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 Next.js✗CDN Vercel✓

Vercel: Hosted on AWS/Google Cloud with renewable energy commitments

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

A+
Repeat Visit Weight
98% cached
PASS
98% cached
Info::
98% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 25 KB (vs 1420 KB first visit). 98 of 99 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.32g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.01g CO2 (first visit: 0.33g)
First visit
1420 KB
Repeat visit
25 KB

98% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 0.32g CO2 per returning visitor

98 resources served from cache · 1 resources re-downloaded

A
Carbon Budget
22th percentile
PASS
22th percentile
Info::
0.33g CO2 — below the sustainability target of 0.50g
Cleaner than an estimated 78% of websites analyzed. This page meets the Web Sustainability Guidelines target.
Info::
Estimated 22th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

0.33g

22nd percentile

Cleaner than 78% of websites

✓ Below the Web Sustainability Guidelines target

vs Median 45% cleaner ✓
vs Target 34% cleaner ✓
All checks on this page are automated. Results are estimates - run targeted manual reviews when the score affects a release decision.

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