Project Polar: The Arctic

Survival training in the Arctic

Their mission: to combat global warming. Their reward: a trip to the North Pole.

That's the prize for one lucky group of teenagers who entered the Ice Edge competition last year.

It's part of an initiative to make young people think about science.

The winning group is made up of 12 teams from all over the UK, each was chosen for its idea to tackle global warming.

Breakfast's Sarah Campbell has travelled with the teams to Svalbard in the Arctic as the 40 youngsters see first hand the damage that has been caused in the region

Watch all three reports again from the link to the right of the page

This year's winners have arrived in the Arctic, and we'll be following their journey - they have been writing about their experiences in a dedicated blog for Breakfast:

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The competition and trip is backed by the educational foundation Edge which campaigns for vocational and practical learning.

The youngsters will take part in practical experiments alongside professional climate scientists who are doing something about the environment through their every-day work.

They'll also study the way we use water, electricity and fossil fuels.

The carbon cost of the trip will be offset by donations to the Carbon Neutral Company.

THE WINNING TEAMS, 2007

The winning teams were selected from schools, colleges and academies from all over the UK:

Scotland and Northern Ireland:
Kirkcudbright Academy, Kirkcudbright

Zero Living from Scotland: idea for an entirely sustainable eco-community

Northwest and West Midlands:
Pleckgate High School, Blackburn

North East: Longbenton Community College, Newcastle

Yorkshire and Humber: The Hayfield School, Doncaster

Wales: Neath Port Talbot College, Neath

London: Eltham College, London

East of England and East Midlands: Parkside Community College, Cambridge

South East : Wildern School, Southampton

South West : Woodcraft Folk Youth Group, Stroud

Academy schools:

Henry Mellish, Nottingham

River Leen, Nottingham

Sir Frank Markham Community School, Milton Keynes

Breakfast followed last year's competition winners whose brief was to design an item that could be used in space.

You can read more about them from the links to the right of this page