"Low-carbon" is a sign of human society entering a new era, which is the inevitable trend of development of human society and an inevitable choice for the development of human society. Every aspect of human society must fully reflect and meet the requirements of "low-carbon" social development, otherwise it will move towards self-destruction. Low-carbon environmental art design is based on the land and the environment and the concept of sustainable and ecological theory, to promote low-carbon design to achieve the main goal of harmony between man and nature. The article first analyzes the theoretical value of the carbon content and practice of design, and noted that a low-carbon design facing public environmental awareness is not high, low carbon design concepts and methods are not adequate, relevant policies and development is not perfect and so confused in practice. By thinking of the status quo, it analyzes the methods of low-carbon design, such as extend the used time, low maintenance costs and make it conducive to recycling and other environmental art to explore the promotion of low-carbon design countermeasures.