Irish singer Bob Geldof , said that the Earth as we know it can be destroyed by 2030 , as a result of major climatic changes .
Political activist and former member of the " Boomtown Rats " he said 8,000 international delegates at the Johannesburg summit , " A new world " , the human race may soon disappear .
" The world may decide that in a fit of madness to commit suicide . Sometimes progress can be impossible . We're in a scary time . "
" There will be a mass extinction . This can happen in our time . Signs are that it will happen , and it very quickly , " the Telegraph quoted the words of Geldof .
62 - year-old youth were approached with the words : " My generation failed more than anyone else . You do not leave your generation to fail . The next war will not be World War I or World War II , but it will be late . "
" Maybe we can not achieve by 2030 . Should urgently consider the problem of climate change . What will you do about this . Be serious . "
According to him , the solution is to be " humane, less Irish , less Cameroon fewer Chinese , Russian fewer , more human ."
Destruction of worl now on : 2030