This is a transcript of the speech Cris Liban, chief sustainability officer for Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation gave after being named ENR's 2020 Award of Excellence winner for his work in promoting sustainability. See a video recording of his speech here.
I would like to thank ENR for recognizing almost three decades of my work in the environmental science and engineering profession. No one can ever predict where their careers will go. I started out thinking I could solve the economic problems of the Philippines through my discovery of the largest oilfield in the country. I had very idealistic hopes back then.