With"Dual-Carbon Goals"(realizing carbon peak before 2030 and carbon neutrality before 2060),the study of carbon emissions will become an important topic in China for a long time to come.As a crucial area for reducing carbon emissions,urban planning has received considerable attention from society and academia.This paper aims to provide a reference for carbon emission reduction research in the field of planning.It introduces different carbon emission measurement methods used in urban and block scale,including activity-based,monitoring-based,and other techniques.The paper examines the advantages and disadvantages of each method,as well as their scale of application and target audience.It describes the use of carbon emission measurement models for buildings in urban areas,both domestically and internationally,within the engineering field.Additionally,it discusses the shortcomings of the existing carbon emission measurement methods and suggests improvements that could be made on the urban scale in the future.The objective of this paper is to offer assistance in advancing the transition of urban areas towards environmentally friendly and low-emission development,while also attaining targets pertaining to carbon limitation and carbon neutrality.