Thursday 29 December 2022 16:23, UKRenewable power sources generated 40% of Britain's electricity in 2022, up from 35% last year, while the share of fossil fuel in the energy mix also rose, according to a report.Fossil fuel still has a larger share, providing 42% of Britain's power in 2022, which was its biggest contribution to the country's fuel mix since 2016.Read more:Next year set to be one of the hottest years on record2022 in climate change: Floods, droughts and extreme weatherNext year set to be one of the hottest years on record2022 in climate change: Floods, droughts and extreme weatherAlthough renewables provide "more cheap, green energy than ever before," he said, the public is feeling the pain of gasprices, which surged in response to supply disruption linked to Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February.Britain, in common with other European countries, extended the life of coal-fired power units to try to ensure adequate supplies during winter peak demand as Britain's power imports dropped to zero in 2022, compared with 8% of supplies in 2021, Drax said.Drax is Britain's biggest renewable power generator by output, but an energy plant run by the company was revealed to be the biggest single source of carbon dioxide in the UK."