trivial amount

However, he added that the government was advised the UK did not have the capability to close borders and that, even if it did, that would "only delay things by a relatively trivial amount".

“The power generated from these dams is really a trivial amount of power, something on the order of 2% of the electric utility that previously owned the dams.”

As part of the case, state officials have disputed the overwhelming scientific consensus that the burning of fossil fuels is changing the global climate; denied that severe weather events in the state were linked to rising air temperatures; and contended that Montana contributes a trivial amount of greenhouse gasses to the atmosphere, compared with the rest of the world.

Mr Wolmar said the equipment would still have to be replaced for staff purposes, so any savings would be a "relatively trivial amount".

He said the dams currently generate a “trivial amount of electricity” that has already been replaced many times over, including through renewables from PacifiCorp.