SFOC CEO Joojin Kim noted that the organization focuses on energy transition in East Asia and sees strong potential in offshore wind (Photo: Carol Chen)
Solutions for Our Climate (SFOC), an Asia-based climate NGO, established an office in Taiwan this year. Its CEO Joojin Kim visited the central and local government entities in early May to lay a groundwork for upcoming climate actions across East Asia.
A former corporate lawyer, Kim left a stable legal career in 2016 to establish the organization. Under his leadership, SFOC has successfully persuaded the South Korean government to halt coal financing and completed the country’s first youth-led climate lawsuit. SFOC specializes in stakeholder engagement and regularly publishes research reports with a science-based approach. Amid the global climate crisis, Kim believes that people are at the heart of every solution.
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Kim has been committed to environmental protection since his university days, when he actively participated in environmental movements and even founded a student environmental group. To deepen his knowledge of environment, Kim earned a bachelor’s degree in international relations and a master’s in environmental studies from Seoul National University. He later pursued further education in the U.S., obtaining a master’s degree in environmental law from Georgia State University College of Law, building a unique blend of legal expertise and international perspective.