Question: Can a heat engine be made to operate without creating any thermal pollution, that is, without making its cold reservoir get warmer in the long

Can a heat engine be made to operate without creating any "thermal pollution," that is, without making its cold reservoir get warmer in the long run? The net work output must be greater than zero.

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