That is the present concensus and view but 1 kg of petroleum will absord the exact same amount of incident energy E-ve as 1 kg of petroleum that has been transformed . Nothing is lost and nothing is gained .
Energy from the Sun is transmitted by the kE travelling through the Suns quantum field . The Suns quantum field is converged with the Earths quantum field , effectively in day time positions the Suns electromagnetic field extends to the Earths surface . Cloud cover helps prevent the incident energy flowing through the Suns electromagnetic field reaching the surface , which also helps prevent the converged '''field element'' becoming more heated . The Earths system is an enclosed system, magnetic bottled in layman terms by field energy .
However , the Suns incident energy has nothing to do with the kE being produced within the system . The natural thermodynamic chain being affected by this extra kE .
Quantum fields are about subatomic particles, and have little to do with the fields between the sun and the earth.
I think that you are referring to the solar wind (rather than quantum field), and that is a stream of subatomic particles from the sun's nuclear furnace.
Cloud cover absorbs sunlight, and white clouds would reflect some into space. Sunlight is made of photons, which are electromagnetic, but they are not a part of the suns electromagnetic field.
The sun's incident energy does produce more kinetic energy (which is molecular movement known as heat).
It is very difficult to discuss science with a non-scientist because you attempt to bamboozle those who don't have a strong scientific background, and the terms that you use are not those that a scientist would use. It is easy to fool the masses with terms that sound scientific as long as they don't know science.