# Welcome to Tempest! ## What is Tempest? Tempest is building a scalable digital asset platform that allows *individuals and businesses* to offset their carbon *footprint* emissions by purchasing our native $TMPST tokens. ### What are $TMPST tokens? $TMPST tokens represent a share in our total green energy output. Each $TMPST token constitutes a unit of energy created from renewable energy sources like wind and solar farms. Measured in terms of kWh, Tempest *creates environmental attributes* [Green Tags](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable_Energy_Certificate_\(United_States\)) that *represent a verifiable* kilowatt hour of renewable energy produced. These *environmental attributes,* green tags, are owned by Tempest and thus $TMPST token holders, allowing users to freely trade verified units of green energy while utilizing the speed and transparency of blockchain technology. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.tmpst.io/introduction/welcome-to-tempest.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.