About Us

In spring 2007, founders of CarbonTwin.com realized that the future of CO² emissions and forthcoming legislation was going to present a significant challenge to both the end level consumer and all active companies, so they came up with a unique concept that shakes the entire traditional pricey carbon offset industry: build a social network where individuals (and even corporations), would allocate their carbon offsets to other less ‘polluting’ members with only one difference – instead of paying a fortune for it, you’ll simply be helped by other less polluting members in the CarbonTwin community, who will charge you in return… nothing!

“In our desire to lower current CO² emissions and help the planet, the avenues were very limited. As Cap and Trade began to take shape in the United States, the necessity to create a viable option to the impending cost factors became the priority.” said Roy Toman, founder and CEO of CarbonTwin.com.

So what is Carbontwin.com all about? CO² emissions up to now have had no intrinsic or core value. So many pioneers in the Carbon Offset sales industry associated a value per unit that was based on a variety of different methods. In all, the value was strictly arbitrary in this unregulated industry. The expenses incurred by companies trying to offset their particular emissions and help the planet, were enriching many but unfortunately, tangible results could not be measured.

Legislation of Carbon Offsets CarbonTwin.com predicted that the US government would soon enact legislation in regards to these emissions and that as soon as the government will put this legislation into motion, the actual value of CO² emissions will be dictated by law. Once this value is set (still in debate in Washington DC), CO² emissions will become a commodity. As a commodity, they will place a limit on both industrial and consumer emission levels which in turn, will create a revenue stream for US government and a heavy cost for the consumer. Thus, we have: Cap and Trade. As a commodity individuals and companies have the current options of buying extra Carbon Offsets, or paying a fine for your excess emissions beyond the level set by the government. Such laws have been in effect in Europe for a while, with no success in the reduction of CO² emissions, resulting in infliction of tax burden, disguised as a fine for the consumers. The American public does not understand how Cap and Trade is all tied in, whilst governments taking over of the car companies, banks and their desire to create a Universal Healthcare plan. It is believed that the cost of these law initiatives will be supported in one way or another, by the money raised with Cap and Trade legislation. Very soon the reality will be that consumers will wake up to a very centralized government with very few alternatives to imposition of taxes. In the light of that dark climate, CarbonTwin.com aims to provide a free venue for consumers and corporations, offset CO² emissions absolutely free and thus help each other.

The CarbonTwin Alternative Once CO² emission becomes a commodity, it can also be traded and exchanged between individuals and companies. Any excess of CO² emissions (under what the government determines as your set maximum level), can now be allocated to an individual or companies which exceeded their set limits. CarbonTwin however, offers a socially and environmentally conscious solution in a form of free exchange of the CO² commodity. It incorporates all the social-friendly features of popular social networks like facebook & MySpace. Members of this rapidly growing social network, measure their carbon footprint using the built in Carbon Footprint Calculator and store that number in their profiles. Other members search for members with lower CO² levels and add them as ‘CarbonTwins’, exactly as you would add ‘friends’ in facebook.