By Grace Chua

WITH jobs in the financial and other sectors becoming scarce, graduating students are eyeing 'green-collar' jobs - those in the field of preserving the environment.

A mini fair at the National University of Singapore last week to showcase careers in renewable energy featured just seven companies in businesses ranging from solar power to biofuels, but pulled in about 100 students.

The fair, held as part of the Asian Youth Energy Summit youth conference last week, offered careers in solar energy and biofuels, designing and constructing energy-efficient buildings, and in traditional energy companies like PowerSeraya which are seeking to go green.

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