Low carbon sustainability has been addressed in China’s national development strategies.This research explores individual behavior change and engagement in building low carbon communities In China through a case study looking at the building of alow carbon campus at Fudan University,Shanghai. Individual behavior directly in fluences the overall energy consumption and carbone missions on Fudan University’s campus. Even though relevant polices have been issued for energy conservation, theenergy consumption increasedby5%everyyear,which suggests that the “top-down” approachtellingstudents and