What is the environmental impact of your website?

More than 40,000 web pages already tested! How does it work?

Why is it important?

Digital technologies are not just “clouds”


Today, the environmental footprint of digital technologies emits more greenhouse gases than civil aviation.

And it’s constantly increasing: more and more people have access to Internet and connected devices are multiplying.

Digital technologies could be considered as a 7th continent, 2 to 3 times the size of France.

Its contribution to humanity’s environmental impact is far from insignificant


4,2 %

primary energy consumption

3,2 %

greenhouse gases emissions

0,2 %

water consumption

5,6 %

electricity consumption

Source: Global digital environmental footprint - greenit.fr

On your scale, digital equals 40 % of your sustainable GHG package (GHG quantity you’re allowed to emit per year to target 1.5°C global warming).

Did you know?


An average web page weight has been multiplied by 155 between 1995 and 2022 and it doesn’t stop increasing!

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