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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
82
GRADE
B
FIX
1
REVIEW
1
PASS
4
INFO
0
Device:
Mobile Desktop
Checks
6
4 PASS 1 REVIEW 1 FIX
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

C
Green Hosting
Action
Whether the site is served from green-energy infrastructure
REVIEW

Green Hosting

No green hosting detected

A
CO2 Per Page Load
0.21g CO2 per view
PASS
0.21g CO2 per view
Info::
0.21g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 0.8 MB, producing an estimated 0.21g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.04g, network 0.04g, end-user device 0.14g.
Got: 0.21g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 25.7 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 25.7 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 3212 smartphones.

0.21g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✓ Below sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 89% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 0.8 MB

Your site
0.21g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.04g
Network
0.04g
End-user device
0.14g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 2.1 kg · Annual: 25.7 kg · ≈ 3212 smartphone charges
A+
Repeat Visit Weight
97% cached
PASS
97% cached
Info::
97% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 21 KB (vs 774 KB first visit). 86 of 87 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.21g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.01g CO2 (first visit: 0.21g)
First visit
774 KB
Repeat visit
21 KB

97% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 0.21g CO2 per returning visitor

86 resources served from cache · 1 resources re-downloaded

A
Carbon Budget
11th percentile
PASS
11th percentile
Info::
0.21g CO2 — below the sustainability target of 0.50g
Cleaner than an estimated 89% of websites analyzed. This page meets the Web Sustainability Guidelines target.
Info::
Estimated 11th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

0.21g

11th percentile

Cleaner than 89% of websites

✓ Below the Web Sustainability Guidelines target

vs Median 64% cleaner ✓
vs Target 57% cleaner ✓
A+
Transfer Efficiency
97% efficient
PASS
97% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 97%
Only 25 KB of potential savings identified. Your page is well-optimized for size.
97% efficient

Total waste: 25 KB (3% of page weight)

Unused JS 25 KB

0.01g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 774 KB
Theoretical minimum 749 KB
Potential savings 25 KB (0.01g CO2)

See Deep Analysis sections above for specific optimizations.

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