Aiming at further alleviating global warming and reducing carbon emission in product life cycle from source, low-carbon design has increasingly becoming an important direction of product design. Based on exploring the composition of decision making information and corresponding choice of design strategy in low-carbon design process, a carbon emission integrated product low-carbon design information model was established. Based on the analysis of information connotation within low-carbon design decision making, a double progressive positioning method of carbon footprint source features which was based on product structural tree and detailed design parameters was proposed, in which streamlined life cycle assessment (SLCA) using qualitative/semi-quantitative matrix approach was used to preliminarily screen the key structural units with high emission, then the key design features and parameters were stepwisely positioned by weight assigned relation digraph. With regard to design parameters related conflicts, TRIZ conflict resolution theory was used. Finally, a handled vacuum cleaner was used as an example to prove the feasibility and effectiveness of the method.