Yes, Websites Have a Carbon Footprint!
The digital world can feel intangible, but the internet has a large carbon footprint.
Happy Cyber Monday! With the holiday season officially beginning, we thought it would be a great day to remind you why we do what we do.
The digital world can feel intangible and low-impact, but the internet has a large carbon footprint. It currently accounts for 4% of all greenhouse gases; unfortunately, that number is only going up.
The folks over at Wholegrain Digital have been refining a method for calculating the carbon emissions of a website. Their hope (and ours!) is that this encourages eco-friendly approaches throughout the web design industry.
Don’t worry; sustainable websites can still be beautiful. Through the use of compressed images, efficient file formats, lightweight fonts, and less bloated frameworks, we can create a more sustainable, beautiful internet for everyone!
Curious to see how your favorite websites stack up? TEST THEM HERE