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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
72
GRADE
C
FIX
3
REVIEW
2
PASS
1
INFO
0
Device:
Mobile Desktop
Checks
6
1 PASS 2 REVIEW 3 FIX
D
CO2 Per Page Load
Action
1.17g CO2 per view
FIX
1.17g CO2 per view
Warning::
1.17g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 4.1 MB, producing an estimated 1.17g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.22g, network 0.20g, end-user device 0.75g.
Got: 1.17g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 139.9 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 139.9 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 17487 smartphones.

1.17g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 34% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 4.1 MB

Your site
1.17g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.22g
Network
0.20g
End-user device
0.75g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 11.7 kg · Annual: 139.9 kg · ≈ 17487 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 Amazon Web Services✗CDN Not identified✗

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

D
Carbon Budget
Action
66th percentile
FIX
66th percentile
Warning::
1.17g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 34% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 66th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

1.17g

66th percentile

Cleaner than 34% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 94% more
vs Target 133% more
C
Transfer Efficiency
Action
70% efficient
REVIEW
70% efficient
Warning::
Transfer efficiency: 70%
An estimated 1250 KB (30%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 1250 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.35g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
70% efficient

Total waste: 1250 KB (30% of page weight)

Unused JS 1250 KB

0.35g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 4215 KB
Theoretical minimum 2964 KB
Potential savings 1250 KB (0.35g 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
95% cached
PASS
95% cached
Info::
95% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 196 KB (vs 4215 KB first visit). 165 of 170 resources are served from browser cache, saving 1.11g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.05g CO2 (first visit: 1.17g)
First visit
4215 KB
Repeat visit
196 KB

95% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 1.11g CO2 per returning visitor

165 resources served from cache · 5 resources re-downloaded

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