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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
88
GRADE
B
FIX
0
REVIEW
1
PASS
6
INFO
1
Checks
8
6 PASS 1 REVIEW
C
Transfer Efficiency
Action
75% efficient
REVIEW
75% efficient
Warning::
Transfer efficiency: 75%
An estimated 394 KB (25%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 394 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.09g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.
75% efficient

Total waste: 394 KB (25% of page weight)

Unused JS 394 KB

0.09g unnecessary CO2 per visit

Actual transfer 1556 KB
Theoretical minimum 1162 KB
Potential savings 394 KB (0.09g CO2)

See Deep Analysis sections above for specific optimizations.

A
CO2 Per Page Load
0.36g CO2 per view
PASS
0.36g CO2 per view
Info::
0.36g CO2 per page view
This page transfers 1.5 MB, producing an estimated 0.36g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.01g, network 0.07g, end-user device 0.28g.
Got: 0.36g CO2 Expected: < 0.50g (sustainability target)
Info::
At 10,000 monthly views: 43.2 kg CO2/year
With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 43.2 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 5398 smartphones.
Info::
Green hosting reduces data center emissions

0.36g

Carbon Footprint per page view

Below sustainability target (0.50g)

Cleaner than 75% of websites

Sustainable Web Design model v4 · Page size: 1.5 MB

Your site
0.36g
Top 10%
0.20g
Target
0.50g
Median website
0.60g

Energy Breakdown

Data center
0.01g
Network
0.07g
End-user device
0.28g
At 10,000 monthly views: Monthly: 3.6 kg · Annual: 43.2 kg · ≈ 5398 smartphone charges
A+
Green Hosting
Green (both)
PASS
Green (both)
Info::
Both hosting and CDN use renewable energy
Got: Hosting: Cloudflare, CDN: Cloudflare
Info::
Cloudflare: Verified by the Green Web Foundation
Info::
Cloudflare: 100% renewable energy for global network since 2019
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 CloudflareCDN Cloudflare

Cloudflare: Verified by the Green Web Foundation

Cloudflare: 100% renewable energy for global network since 2019

Based on known provider commitments. Verify at thegreenwebfoundation.org

A+
Repeat Visit Weight
96% cached
PASS
96% cached
Info::
96% reduction on repeat visits
Returning visitors download only 55 KB (vs 1556 KB first visit). 105 of 108 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.35g CO2 per repeat visit.
Info::
Repeat visit: 0.01g CO2 (first visit: 0.36g)
First visit
1556 KB
Repeat visit
55 KB

96% reduction on repeat visits

Saving 0.35g CO2 per returning visitor

105 resources served from cache · 3 resources re-downloaded

A
Carbon Budget
25th percentile
PASS
25th percentile
Info::
0.36g CO2 — below the sustainability target of 0.50g
Cleaner than an estimated 75% of websites analyzed. This page meets the Web Sustainability Guidelines target.
Info::
Estimated 25th percentile
Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.
Top 10%
Target
Median website

0.36g

25th percentile

Cleaner than 75% of websites

Below the Web Sustainability Guidelines target

vs Median 40% cleaner ✓
vs Target 28% cleaner ✓
A+
Web Font Weight Variants
1 font weights loaded across 1 famil(y/ies) -- reasonable
PASS
1 font weights loaded across 1 famil(y/ies) -- reasonable
Info::
1 font weight(s) loaded across 1 famil(y/ies)
A+
Green Hosting
Whether the site is served from green-energy infrastructure
PASS

Green Hosting

This site is hosted on green energy infrastructure

Provider: Cloudflare

Image Optimization
53 images, 9 KB total, 2 KB wasted
INFO

Image Optimization Audit

Total Images

53

Total Size

9 KB

Oversized

2

Wasted

2 KB

46 missing alt text 7 missing dimensions 5 missing lazy loading
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