Mesocarbon　microbeads　(MCMB)　anode　material　has　recieved　great　social　concern　as　a　new　material,　and　the　environmental　pollution　caused　by　the　production　process　is　gradually　increasing　as　also.　In　this　research,　energy　consumption　and　carbon　emission　of　MCMB　anode　material　during　the　whole　life　cycle　were　quantified　and　analyzed.　The　functional　unit　was　defined　as　1　t　MCMB　anode　material.　The　system　boundary　included　raw　material　acquisition,　energy　supply　and　material　production　stage.　The　energy　consumption　structure　of　MCMB　anode　material　was　analyzed　and　the　key　factor　of　carbon　emission　was　identified.　The　energy　consumption　analysis　results　showed　that　life　cycle　energy　consumption　of　1　t　MCMB　anode　material　is　149.37　GJ,　the　primary　energy　consumption　structure　is　raw　coal　(82.82%),　crude　oil　(11.03%)　and　natural　gas　(6.15%),　and　the　energy　production　stage　is　the　main　consumer　of　all　stages　(energy　production,　resource　production　and　product　transportation),　accounting　for　80.81%　to　the　total.　The　results　of　carbon　emission　analysis　showed　that　the　carbon　emission　of　1　t　of　MCMB　anode　material　is　11　824.61　kg　CO2　-eq.　Electricity,　soft　pitch　and　coke　oven　gas　were　sensitive　to　carbon　emissions,　and　adjusting　the　energy　structure　of　MCMB　was　effective　to　reducing　carbon　emissions.　©　2018,　Materials　Review　Magazine.　All　right　reserved.