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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
50
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
3.17g CO2 per view
FIX
3.17g CO2 per view
Critical::
3.17g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 11.2 MB, producing an estimated 3.17g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.59g, network 0.55g, end-user device 2.04g.
Got: 3.17g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 381.0 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 381.0 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 47624 smartphones.

3.17g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 5% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 11.2 MB

Your site
3.17g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.59g
Network
0.55g
End-user device
2.04g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 31.7 kg · Annual: 381.0 kg · ≈ 47624 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::
AWS: Renewable energy varies by region; committed to 100% by 2025
Info::
AWS CloudFront: Renewable varies by edge location
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 AWS✗CDN AWS CloudFront✗

AWS: Renewable energy varies by region; committed to 100% by 2025

AWS CloudFront: Renewable varies by edge location

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

F
Carbon Budget
Action
95th percentile
FIX
95th percentile
Warning::
3.17g 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

3.17g

95th percentile

Cleaner than 5% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 429% more
vs Target 535% more
B
Transfer Efficiency
84% efficient
REVIEW
84% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 84%
An estimated 1882 KB (16%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 1882 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.52g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
84% efficient

Total waste: 1882 KB (16% of page weight)

Unused JS 1882 KB

0.52g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 11480 KB
Theoretical minimum 9597 KB
Potential savings 1882 KB (0.52g 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
99% cached
PASS
99% cached
Info::
99% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 98 KB (vs 11480 KB first visit). 284 of 289 resources are served from browser cache, saving 3.15g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.03g CO2 (first visit: 3.17g)
First visit
11480 KB
Repeat visit
98 KB

99% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 3.15g CO2 per returning visitor

284 resources served from cache · 5 resources re-downloaded

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