'Blinkered' climate change deniers accused of 'dangerous, publicity-seeking, bloody-mindedness' by Energy Secretary Ed Davey Lib Dem minister launches extraordinary attack on his opponents Claims climate change deniers are 'absolutely wrong and dangerous' He faces pressure for watering down emissions targets in Energy Bill Attack: Energy Secretary Ed Davey accuses climate change sceptics of being 'blinkered' Climate change sceptics are "blinkered" and driven by "political bloody-mindedness," Energy Secretary Ed Davey will say today in an extraordinary attack on opponents of going green. The Lib Dem Cabinet minister will use a major speech to condemn those who "deny the reality of climate change itself." He will accuse people who argue the planet is not warming are "absolutely wrong and really quite dangerous." Mr Davey's speech comes as he faces fierce criticism from his own party for dropping targets for cutting carbon emissions by 2030. His attack on opponents of climate change policies will be seen in some quarters as an attempt to divert attention from questions about his own green credentials. Speaking at the launch of a new Met Office climate change service, Mr Davey will argue that "healthy scepticism" about the science of climate change is part of the scientific process. But he will blame "some sections of the press" for giving an "uncritical campaigning platform" to people and campaigners who reject the idea that climate change is a result of human activity and some who "even deny the reality of climate change itself." Mr Davey will say: "This is not the serious science of challenging, checking and probing. This is destructive and loudly clamouring scepticism born of vested interest, nimbyism, publicity seeking contraversialism or sheer blinkered, dogmatic, political bloody-mindedness. He claims this "tendency" seize on any scientific uncertainty as proof that green policy and investment in renewable power is "hopelessly misguided." Green energy: Mr Davey claims people who deny the existence of climate change use scientific uncertainty to question all investment in renewable energy schemes Mr Davey will add: 'By selectively misreading the evidence, they seek to suggest that climate change has stopped so we can all relax and burn all the dirty fuel we want without a care. This is a superficially seductive message, but it is absolutely wrong and really quite dangerous. He will highlight a recent survey of over 12,000 peer-reviewed climate science papers which he says 'provides a startling picture of the consensus that exists in our scientific community'. Target: Tory MP Tim Yeo MP, chairman of the Commons Environmental Audit Committee, wants to write tougher targets for 2030 into the Energy Bill It found 97 per cent of the climate experts who expressed an opinion 'agree that human activity is driving global warming... just three per cent question man's contribution'. The extraordinary attack on his opponents comes ahead of the Energy Bill facing a crucial vote in the Commons. Tory MP Tim Yeo and Labour's Barry Gardiner have tabled an amendment to set a target to that the power industry will be carbon-free by 2030. Businesses, environmental organisations, faith groups and trade unions are all calling on MPs to back the move in a vote. However, Chancellor George Osborne has expressed support for a new "dash for gas" instead of a drive toward renewables and other low-carbon technology in the 2020s. The Government's own climate advisers have backed the target to cut emissions by 2030 and said that investing in low-carbon power such as wind farms and nuclear reactors in the 2020s could save consumers billions of pounds compared to relying on gas. Greenpeace executive director John Sauven said that the amendment was very important because without it the Energy Bill became "a bit aimless." "This is the point the investors and business people are making: you've got to be really clear about what your route map is and where you want to get to," he said. Labour is backing the amendment, while a 2030 target to slash emissions is Lib Dem policy.