Due　to　unclear　research　boundaries　and　a　confusion　between　direct　and　indirect　emissions,　the　impact　of　the　circular　economy　(CE)　on　carbon　emissions　needs　to　be　researched　in　depth.　In　this　paper,　we　use　a　life　cycle　model　based　on　carbon　emissions　and　carbon　reduction　to　build　an　emissions　(reduction)　matrix　for　the　carbon　footprint　(CF)　of　coal-fuelled　power　generation,　and　then　calculate　the　life　cycle　carbon　emissions　from　China＇s　coal-fuelled　power　CE　parks.　Results　show　that　carbon　emissions　from　China＇s　coal-fuelled　power　at　the　industrial　park　level　follow　the　trend　of　raw　coal　production　and　consumption,　increasing　from　2000　to　a　maximum　of　3.25　billion　tCO(2)e　in　2014,　with　the　proportion　of　direct　emissions　remaining　stable　at　above　86%.　The　life　cycle　CF　in　2016　was　778.9　gCO(2)/kWh,　a　decrease　of　20.81%　compared　to　2000.　The　positive　and　negative　impacts　of　the　CE　from　2000　to　2016　were　quantitatively　analysed,　and　resource　recycling　measures　will　reduce　the　overall　carbon　emissions　of　industrial　parks　through　the　substitution　of　carbon-intensive　energy　sources.　Finally,　policy　recommendations　are　proposed　to　reduce　life　cycle　carbon　emissions　by　energy　replacement　and　embodied　emissions　control.　The　novelty　of　this　study　is　the　quantitative　evaluation　of　indirect　carbon　emissions　caused　by　the　CE　and　determining　the　correlation　between　CE　and　carbon　emissions　reduction.　(C)　2019　Elsevier　Ltd.　All　rights　reserved.