In　order　to　promote　cooperation　of　green　development　between　consumption-based　cities　and　other　regions　which　offer　goods,　it　is　significant　to　clarify　the　spatial　sources　of　virtual　water　and　embodied　carbon　in　the　context　of　dual　circulation.　This　paper　chose　Beijing　as　a　case　study.　Based　on　a　nested　multi-region　input-output　model,　the　spatial　characteristics　of　Beijing＇s　inflow　of　virtual　water　and　embodied　carbon　through　domestic　and　international　trade　were　measured　under　the　dual　circulation　perspective.　In　addition,　the　water-carbon　stress　of　these　regions　and　countries　which　offer　outflow　of　virtual　water　and　embodied　carbon　to　Beijing　was　analyzed　by　the　water　stress　and　carbon　stress　indices.　The　following　results　were　obtained.　(1)　Beijing　relieved　local　water-carbon　pressures　by　consuming　external　water-intensive　or　carbon-intensive　products.　Virtual　water　inflows　accounted　for　78.08%　of　the　total　water　consumption　from　a　consumption-based　perspective.　Similarly,　embodied　carbon　inflows　represented　84.96%　of　the　total　carbon　emissions　when　viewed　from　the　consumption　side.　The　top　five　sectors　in　terms　of　inflows　are　those　in　which　virtual　water　and　embodied　carbon　inflows　are　concentrated,　both　within　and　outside　Beijing.　(2)　Domestic　trade　was　the　main　source　of　Beijing＇s　inflow　of　water-intensive　and　carbon-intensive　products.　Domestic　inflows　of　virtual　water　and　embodied　carbon　accounted　for　65.34%　and　88.12%　of　the　total　inflows　of　virtual　water　and　embodied　carbon,　respectively.　(3)　Beijing　had　a　high　concentration　of　spatial　sources　from　virtual　water　and　embodied　carbon　inflows　through　domestic　and　international　trade.　It　was　mainly　affected　by　the　spatial　distribution　of　trade　flows,　trade　structure,　and　water　consumption　and　carbon　emissions　coefficient.　The　top　ten　provinces,　autonomous　regions,　municipalities　or　countries　in　terms　of　virtual　water　and　embodied　carbon　flows　to　Beijing　accounted　for　more　than　60%　of　the　total　domestic　and　international　amount,　respectively.　(4)　Most　of　the　major　sources　of　inflows,　whether　domestic　or　international,　virtual　water　or　embodied　carbon,　belong　to　regions　or　countries　with　high　water-carbon　stress.　Based　on　the　above　results,　this　paper　puts　forward　policy　recommendations　for　consumer　cities　to　attach　importance　to　water　conservation　and　carbon　reduction　governance　and　strengthen　regional　cooperation.　It　further　promotes　the　realization　of　green　and　low-carbon　development　in　consumer　cities.　©　2024　Science　China　Press.　All　rights　reserved.