Decreasing atmospheric carbon is the goal of low carbon industries. Using the industrial sector industry as an example, this study applies a decoupling model and analyzes the industrial carbon footprint during energy consumption. In this study, we analyzed the carbon footprint in Shandong province from 1997 to 2012. Separating the industrial sector into energy intensive and emerging industries, the results demonstrate that:(1) the government began to implement energy conservation and emission reductions since the last century in late ninety's. The strong negative "decoupling", the strong "decoupling", the expansion negative "decoupling" and weak "decoupling" of industries occur alternately in Shandong province. This suggests that high volatility for regulation and the control of industrial saving energy and reduces consumption, which is harmful to industrial development. (2) The energy consumption in industries is vast. The decoupling of energy intensive industries and industry is the same in most periods. It is the main driving force of industrial energy consumption, and it necessitates implementation of government policies. With increase in saving energy and reducing consumption, the marginal cost of carbon footprint is rising, and energy conservation and emission reduction should focus on thermal power industry with large locking effect and chemical industry with high carbon footprint marginal cost.(3) Energy consumption is not as high in other industries. With the development of the energy conservation and emission reduction and sustainable development of industry, the energy consumption will increase, and other industries will certainly take more obligation. The government should pay attention to industries making metal products and promote the food and beverage industry. (4) Strategic and emerging industries have the weakest carbon lock-in effect, the smallest cost of carbon production, and the highest production of carbon, which the government advocates. Because of the low base, emerging industries have limited effects on industrial carbon emissions. The government should promote a new generation of technologies with a smaller carbon footprint that will help conserve energy and protect the environment.