Abstract:An inventory of energy related CO2 emissions in Shanghai City from 1995 to 2007 and the 2007 Shanghai carbon flow chart were completed based on the IPCC reference approach and Shanghai energy statistical data. With an annual average growth rate of 5.0%, the energy related CO2 emissions in Shanghai increased from 110 million tones in 1995 to 201 million tones in 2007. The largest annual CO2 emission growth rate was from transportation sector, with 15.1% increase per year. CO2 emissions growth rate in power plant sector has slowed down in recent years due to the increase of imported electricity. The shares of CO2 emissions in sectors of power plant, industry and construction, transportation, commercial, residential and agricultural sectors were 35.4%, 34.4%, 23.8%, 4.0%, 2.0% and 0.4% respectively in 2007. The 2007 Shanghai carbon flow chart showed that 15.6% of coal was directly consumed in end sectors, which was not beneficial to energy saving and emission reduction. There were great double flows within petroleum products. The transportation and distribution loss of petroleum products could be relieved by reducing the unnecessary energy related carbon flows.