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In this April 21, 2017, file photo, former Vice President Al Gore participates in the "Unlocking Financing For Climate Action" session during the G20 at the 2017 World Bank Group Spring Meetings in Washington. Tangier Island mayor James "Ooker" Eskridge, an enthusiastic Trump supporter who is mayor of a Virginia island that's sinking into the Chesapeake Bay, will debate Gore on climate change during a CNN town hall that airs Tuesday, Aug. 1, at 9 p.m. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

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In this April 21, 2017, file photo, former Vice President Al Gore participates in the "Unlocking Financing For Climate Action" session during the G20 at the 2017 World Bank Group Spring Meetings in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin arrives for a meeting, Friday, April 21, 2017, at the 2017 World Bank Group Spring Meetings in Washington. Mnuchin said in a brief statement that the administration "will not be issuing waivers to U.S. companies, including Exxon, authorizing drilling prohibited by current Russian sanctions." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin arrives for a meeting with Chinese Finance Minister Xiao Jie, Friday, April 21, 2017, at the 2017 World Bank Group Spring Meetings in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton participates in the World Bank Group's report "Voice and Agency: Empowering Women and Girls for Shared Prosperity" at World Bank headquarters in Washington, Wednesday, May 14, 2014. The report focuses on pervasive constraints facing women and girls worldwide. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton applauds during introductions before addressing the World Bank Group's report "Voice and Agency: Empowering Women and Girls for Shared Prosperity" at World Bank headquarters in Washington, Wednesday, May 14, 2014. The report focuses on pervasive constraints facing women and girls worldwide. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde, center, accompanied by World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, left, and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, meet with reporters during the World Bank Group- International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings in Washington, Friday, April 11, 2014. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)