Victoria’s greenhouse gas emissions are rising in defiance of the Andrews government’s strong renewable energy push, mostly due to surging car and truck traffic, and from cattle, sheep and pig farming.

A report on the state’s carbon dioxide emission levels reveals they fell about 10 per cent when the Hazelwood coal-fired power station closed in March 2017, but have been increasing since, with population growth and rising demand for meat major contributors.

Victoria's greenhouse gas emissions tumbled when the Hazelwood power plant closed in 2017 but are rising again. Credit:Leigh Henningham

Emission levels are projected to continue to rise until 2020 at the least, the report by the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning reveals.

The report contains no projections for emissions beyond 2020.