Units are cm .
The impact of the Kyoto Protocol on changes in sea-level is calculated here in Fig. The global mean warming is reduced to 2 o C when the Kyoto Protocol is imposed, from 2.4 o C in the unconstrained case. The difference is however twice as large in polar regions where the Protocol reduces the warming from 4.6 o C to 3.8 o C by 2100. This effect is however only one of numerous contributions to sea-level rise, the contributions from thermal expansion, the melting of small glaciers and ice caps and changes in surface and ground water uses are not included in this estimate.