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The actual television set sitting there doesn't affect global warming, but:

  • its production emitted carbon dioxide (CO2), a greenhouse gas
  • its distribution, when it was transported half way around the world, was responsible for CO2 when fossil fuel was burned for transport
  • when it's running, the generation of the electricity used by the TV probably emitted CO2 (if fossil fuels were burnt)
  • the transmitters, which send out the signals, and the station, and the television industry are also responsible for greenhouse gas from the electricity used.
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