Abstract: Taking manufacturing enterprises as research object,through literature analysis and in-depth interviews,we preliminary determine that the low carbon capability of a manufacturing enterprise is a multiple dimensional construct composed of technical capability,manufacturing capability and low carbon change capability.Relevant measurement items are extracted.Based on sample data of Chinese manufacturing enterprises and with the help of Amos18.0 software,the empirical study shows that the three dimensions of low carbon capability are of high internal consistency，and the measurement scale has a good reliability and validity.

Key words: low carbon capability, measurement, manufacturing enterprise