With continuous enhancement of commodity attribute of carbon dioxide emission right and day-by-day maturity of market,trading scales of spot and futures surrounding “ carbon emission” which is emerging valuable commodity are getting larger. The development and perfection of carbon finance market has become an important realistic subject under low-carbon economy background. China’s carbon finance market is still immature,and lacks the relevant law and government supports and mature intermediary agency; the construction of carbon trading platform is imperfect; it lacks carbon finance products and understanding on carbon finance. To better develop China’s carbon finance market,development statuses of carbon finance markets at home and abroad are contrasted from three aspects: legal environment of carbon finance,trading condition of carbon finance and carbon finance business of financial institution,and their difference is analyzed. By referring to foreign development experience,the relevant policy measures of promoting and perfecting carbon finance market in China are proposed. With continuous enhancement of commodity attribute of carbon dioxide emission right and day-by-day maturity of market, trading scales of spot and futures surrounding “” carbon emission "which is emerging valuable commodity are getting larger. The development and perfection of carbon finance the market has become an important realistic subject under low-carbon economy background. China’s carbon finance market is still immature, and lacks the relevant law and government support and mature intermediary agency; the construction of carbon trading platform is imperfect; it lacks carbon finance products and understanding on carbon finance. To better develop China’s carbon finance market, development statuses of carbon finance markets at home and abroad are contrasted from three aspects: legal environment of carbon finance, trading condition of carbon finance and carbon finance business of financial institution, and their difference is analyzed. By referring to foreign development experience, the rele vant policy measures of promoting and perfecting carbon finance market in China are proposed.