# 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.