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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
62
GRADE
D
FIX
2
REVIEW
1
PASS
3
INFO
0
Device:
Mobile Desktop
Checks
6
3 PASS 1 REVIEW 2 FIX
F
CO2 Per Page Load
Action
7.05g CO2 per view
FIX
7.05g CO2 per view
Critical::
7.05g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 29.8 MB, producing an estimated 7.05g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.18g, network 1.46g, end-user device 5.42g.
Got: 7.05g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 846.6 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 846.6 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 105824 smartphones.
Info::
Green hosting reduces data center emissions

7.05g

Carbon Footprint per page view

✗ Above sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 5% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 29.8 MB

Your site
7.05g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.18g
Network
1.46g
End-user device
5.42g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 70.5 kg · Annual: 846.6 kg · ≈ 105824 smartphone charges
F
Carbon Budget
Action
95th percentile
FIX
95th percentile
Warning::
7.05g 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

7.05g

95th percentile

Cleaner than 5% of websites

✗ Above the median website

vs Median 1076% more
vs Target 1311% more
B
Green Hosting
Green (hosting)
REVIEW
Green (hosting)
Info::
AWS uses renewable energy
Info::
AWS: Verified by the Green Web Foundation
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 Hosting✓ Green Hosted
Hosting AWS✓CDN AWS CloudFront✗

AWS: Verified by the Green Web Foundation

AWS CloudFront: Renewable varies by edge location

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

A+
Repeat Visit Weight
100% cached
PASS
100% cached
Info::
100% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 48 KB (vs 30522 KB first visit). 136 of 137 resources are served from browser cache, saving 7.04g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.01g CO2 (first visit: 7.05g)
First visit
30522 KB
Repeat visit
48 KB

100% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 7.04g CO2 per returning visitor

136 resources served from cache · 1 resources re-downloaded

A+
Transfer Efficiency
98% efficient
PASS
98% efficient
Info::
Transfer efficiency: 98%
Only 756 KB of potential savings identified. Your page is well-optimized for size.
98% efficient

Total waste: 756 KB (2% of page weight)

Unused JS 756 KB

0.17g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 30522 KB
Theoretical minimum 29766 KB
Potential savings 756 KB (0.17g CO2)

See Deep Analysis sections above for specific optimizations.

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

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