Study on the problem of lowcarbon from the national and provincial level is a microscale one,which can not be applied to discover the hidden environmental problems in municipallevel economic entities.Study on the decoupling relationship between economic development and energy consumption at the municipal level is of great significance to develop lowcarbon cities.This paper uses Tapio decoupling model to analyze the decoupling relationship between economic growth and energy consumption in Wuhan from 1996 to 2008,and also analyzes the situations and driving factors of energy consumption in Wuhan.The result shows that volatility of the decoupling rates is mainly from fluctuations in energy consumption during 19962008; the driving factors of energy consumption includes demographic factors,economic factors and technical factors.This paper finally proposes some suggestions on how to achieve strong decoupling between economic growth and energy consumption,these suggestions include speeding up the adjustment of energy structure and industrial structure,improving energy efficiency,achieving cleaner production; reasonably planning population in Wuhan,quickening the improvement of traffic status quo in Wuhan,realizing lowcarbonization in city life,strengthening the construction of green belt and increasing carbon sinks in Wuhan.