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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
56
GRADE
D
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
2.35g CO2 per view
FIX
2.35g CO2 per view
Critical::
2.35g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 8.3 MB, producing an estimated 2.35g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.43g, network 0.41g, end-user device 1.51g.
Got: 2.35g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 281.7 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 281.7 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 35216 smartphones.

2.35g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 5% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 8.3 MB

Your site
2.35g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.43g
Network
0.41g
End-user device
1.51g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 23.5 kg · Annual: 281.7 kg · ≈ 35216 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 Snowplow Analytics✗CDN Not identified✗

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

F
Carbon Budget
Action
95th percentile
FIX
95th percentile
Warning::
2.35g 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

2.35g

95th percentile

Cleaner than 5% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 291% more
vs Target 370% more
B
Transfer Efficiency
84% efficient
REVIEW
84% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 84%
An estimated 1354 KB (16%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 1354 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.37g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
84% efficient

Total waste: 1354 KB (16% of page weight)

Unused JS 1354 KB

0.37g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 8489 KB
Theoretical minimum 7134 KB
Potential savings 1354 KB (0.37g 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 222 KB (vs 8489 KB first visit). 204 of 206 resources are served from browser cache, saving 2.29g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.06g CO2 (first visit: 2.35g)
First visit
8489 KB
Repeat visit
222 KB

97% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 2.29g CO2 per returning visitor

204 resources served from cache · 2 resources re-downloaded

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