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I don't think that's how anything works
It does and in two ways
running a refrigerator with an open door in a closed room makes the room warmer not cooler. The fridge just moves heat around but there is inefficiency too that comes out as excess hear
using energy to cool your personal space, increases global warming leading to a need for more air conditioning