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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
52
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
1.59g CO2 per view
FIX
1.59g CO2 per view
Warning::
1.59g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 5.6 MB, producing an estimated 1.59g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.29g, network 0.28g, end-user device 1.02g.
Got: 1.59g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 190.9 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 190.9 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 23868 smartphones.

1.59g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 22% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 5.6 MB

Your site
1.59g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.29g
Network
0.28g
End-user device
1.02g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 15.9 kg · Annual: 190.9 kg · ≈ 23868 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 Apache HTTP Server✗CDN Not identified✗

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

F
Carbon Budget
Action
78th percentile
FIX
78th percentile
Warning::
1.59g CO2 — above the median website (0.60g)
Heavier than an estimated 22% of websites. Reducing page weight, optimizing images, and removing unused JavaScript would lower the carbon footprint. See the Performance tab.
Info::
Estimated 78th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

1.59g

78th percentile

Cleaner than 22% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 165% more
vs Target 218% more
C
Transfer Efficiency
Action
69% efficient
REVIEW
69% efficient
Warning::
Transfer efficiency: 69%
An estimated 1760 KB (31%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 1760 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.49g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
69% efficient

Total waste: 1760 KB (31% of page weight)

Unused JS 1760 KB

0.49g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 5753 KB
Theoretical minimum 3993 KB
Potential savings 1760 KB (0.49g 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
94% cached
PASS
94% cached
Info::
94% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 355 KB (vs 5753 KB first visit). 332 of 345 resources are served from browser cache, saving 1.49g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.10g CO2 (first visit: 1.59g)
First visit
5753 KB
Repeat visit
355 KB

94% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 1.49g CO2 per returning visitor

332 resources served from cache · 13 resources re-downloaded

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