"Except in instances where one system gains order at the expense of another. The relationship between the Earths Biosphere and the Sun, for example."
What order does the earth's biosphere gain at what cost in order from the Sun?
[What order does the earths biosphere gain at what cost in order from the Sun? ]
Plant growth is a process that results in a net gain in order; and that process (photosynthesis) is powered by energy (sun light) made available via nuclear decay within the Sun.
The Sun decays, and plants grow - all obediently within the laws of Thermodynamics.