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Sustainability

· 8 checks — CO2 emissions, green hosting, repeat-visit weight, carbon budget, and transfer efficiency rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
75
GRADE
C
FIX
2
REVIEW
2
PASS
3
INFO
1
Checks
8
3 PASS 2 REVIEW 2 FIX
D
CO2 Per Page Load
Action
1.01g CO2 per view
FIX
1.01g CO2 per view
Warning::
1.01g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 4.2 MB, producing an estimated 1.01g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.03g, network 0.21g, end-user device 0.77g.
Got: 1.01g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 120.7 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 120.7 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 15087 smartphones.
Info::
Green hosting reduces data center emissions

1.01g

Carbon Footprint per page view

Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 39% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 4.2 MB

Your site
1.01g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.03g
Network
0.21g
End-user device
0.77g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 10.1 kg · Annual: 120.7 kg · ≈ 15087 smartphone charges
D
Carbon Budget
Action
61th percentile
FIX
61th percentile
Warning::
1.01g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 39% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 61th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

1.01g

61st percentile

Cleaner than 39% of websites

Above the median website

vs Median 68% more
vs Target 101% more
C
Transfer Efficiency
Action
69% efficient
REVIEW
69% efficient
Warning::
Transfer efficiency: 69%
An estimated 1351 KB (31%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 1351 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.31g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
69% efficient

Total waste: 1351 KB (31% of page weight)

Unused JS 1351 KB

0.31g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 4351 KB
Theoretical minimum 2999 KB
Potential savings 1351 KB (0.31g CO2)

See Deep Analysis sections above for specific optimizations.

B
Web Font Weight Variants
No detectable Google Fonts weights
REVIEW
No detectable Google Fonts weights
Info::
No detectable Google Fonts weights
The analyzer detects font weights via Google Fonts URL parameters (~70% of font-using sites). Self-hosted fonts and non-Google CDN fonts aren't visible to URL-based detection. If you self-host fonts, manually audit how many @font-face weights you ship -- 2-3 weights per family is typically enough; 5+ is usually unused payload.
A+
Green Hosting
Green (both)
PASS
Green (both)
Info::
Both hosting and CDN use renewable energy
Got: Hosting: Next.js, CDN: Fastly
Info::
Next.js: Verified by the Green Web Foundation
Info::
Fastly: 100% renewable energy for edge network
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.jsCDN Fastly

Next.js: Verified by the Green Web Foundation

Fastly: 100% renewable energy for edge network

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

A+
Repeat Visit Weight
97% cached
PASS
97% cached
Info::
97% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 113 KB (vs 4351 KB first visit). 183 of 193 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.98g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.03g CO2 (first visit: 1.01g)
First visit
4351 KB
Repeat visit
113 KB

97% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 0.98g CO2 per returning visitor

183 resources served from cache · 10 resources re-downloaded

A+
Green Hosting
Whether the site is served from green-energy infrastructure
PASS

Green Hosting

This site is hosted on green energy infrastructure

Provider: Axis12 Ltd

Image Optimization
153 images, 0 KB total, 0 KB wasted
INFO

Image Optimization Audit

Total Images

153

Total Size

0 KB

133 missing dimensions 1 missing lazy loading
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