Abstract:The feature of energy consumption in Shanghai is analyzed and the total carbon emission, carbon sink and net volume of carbon emission in Shanghai are estimated. 12 scenarios of Shanghai’s future development are designed with the Scenario Analysis method. The result shows that main energy consumption is caused by industries in Shanghai.The carbon emission of Shanghai in 2005 reached 58.05 million tons carbon equivalent (Ceq). Meanwhile, the net carbon emission per ten thousand yuan of GDP declined to 0.58 tons Ceq in 2005, which shows that the strategies for carbon emission reduction in Shanghai are effective. The result of scenario analysis shows that carbon emission reduction of Shanghai is likely to be 111.04 million tons Ceq in 2020.