Notion 93
Plugins to evaluate the ecological impact of a website
Target skills
Exercise
Tools exist to assess the eco-design of a site. In this notion, we are interested in browser plugins. The best way to discover them is to test them!
Follow the links given in the resources and install the tools. Then take the time to look through them and test them. They will give different insights on the ecological aspect of a website.
Try to identify the strength of each plugin.
Resources
Green IT Analysis
To install:
- Chrome : https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/greenit-analysis/mofbfhffeklkbebfclfaiifefjflcpad
User guide :
https://github.com/cnumr/GreenIT-Analysis/blob/master/README.md
Carbonalyser
To install:
User guide:
https://github.com/carbonalyser/Carbonalyser#readme
Google Lighthouse
To install
How to use:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-X_ED4LHrQ
Correction
GreenITAnalysis – It gives an index which is convenient for comparison. It summarizes the number of request and the amount of data transferred, and its conversion in water consumption and carbon emission.
Carbonalyser – This plugin is very good for evaluating a browsing section on one or several websites. It gives a carbon footprint directly to better represent the impact of our web usage.
Google Lighthouse - Performance and Best practices are a good indicator of what can be improved on a specific page.