Abstract:According to the Tapio’s decoupling theory, this paper redefines the decoupling elasticity by the compound average growth rate between the economic growth and carbon dioxide emission which is based on the different base period. It firstly explains the mechanism from the economics, and then gets six decoupling situations which consist of the strong negative decoupling, recessive strong decoupling, recessive weak decoupling, expansive coupling, weak decoupling and strong positive decoupling. The decoupling elasticity of economic growth and CO2 emission is equal to the product of the growing substitution factor, structure factor and saving factor by the polar decomposition method. These factors are measured the contribution to the decoupling elasticity with the example of China and Korea. The conclusion is that the above three factors significantly promote the decoupling between Korean fossil energy and economics growth into the weak decoupling. However, the three factors plays the opposite effect in China and then the reverse reaction is decreasing. So it indirectly shows that the non- fossil energy should be provided much more, the consumption rate of fossil energy should be lowered, and energy intensity should be enhanced. Furthermore it provides ways to reduce emission and ensure economic growth in future.