Hope Jahren's 2020 book The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here is a story about humanity and our planet. It talks about the effects of our lifestyles on the global environment and asks the question of what can we do to to resolve today's environmental problems and crises.

For example, Jahren talks about consumption and its global impact on the environment. Readers are asked to ponder whether people should consume less to resolve the issue of climate change. Mass consumption or overconsumption and global population growth are important factors in the climate crisis as well.

Jahren also discusses energy and food production, especially fossil fuels. Use of fossil fuels as well as overproduction of food are negatively affecting the climate. Jahren also highlights the equitable distribution of food and energy in the world as one potential resolution to several environmental issues.

With all this taken into consideration, the thesis of The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here could be an answer to the question the title asks: we got to climate change through things like consumption, overproduction, and fossil fuel use, and where we should go from here is toward better global distribution of food and energy and greater sustainability.