The total emission control is an important part of environmental protection system in China. Combining with the implementation status of the total pollutant control system and analyzing the existing problems of the emission reduction base, the accounting system and the responsibility party. This paper puts forward the proposal of reform on the current total emission control, including integrating the total emission control with the reforming pollutant emission permit system, implementing the main responsibility of enterprises and linking total indicators with the improvement of environmental quality, establishing differentiated emission reduction accounting system, and strengthening routine supervision to achieve the goal of improving the quality of the environment.