TIME's new cover: How India became the most important country for the climate's future. India is growing so rapidly that its energy demand is effectively insatiable. With climate concerns rising, many experts are calling for India to ditch coal as soon as possible and embrace the green-energy model. Much rides on which approach dominates India's energy future. In the three decades since reducing emissions became a discussion point on the global stage, analysts have portrayed the U.S., China, and Europe as the most critical targets for cutting pollution. But as the curve finally begins to bend in those places, it's become clear that India will soon be the most important country in the climate change effort. Read the cover story at the link in our bio. Photograph by @sarkerprotick for TIME